The Kiss that Sparked it All

Chapter 2628

Chapter 2627

Mara told Balfour things were a mess at home and she didn’t want to drag him back into it. Seemed like there was no reason for him to get involved anymore-it was her family’s dirty laundry, after all.

When he got home, he told his grandparents about Victoria’s suicide, but they were skeptical.

“That girl doesn’t strike me as the type to do something so rash,” Alyssa said, peering over her glasses.

Balfour exhaled heavily. “Maybe it’s the fallout from what happened before. She’s been off-kilter since her dad went into a coma. I guess I’ve got my own part in dragging her down.”

Deep down, they all knew that from the moment Elton became a vegetable, the Howard family had a hand in shaping the fate of those two girls.

They couldn’t just stand by and watch the rest of Victoria’s life unfold without them.

her if there’s anything she needs

do to shoulder some of the responsibility.

real kicker came after Victoria’s affairs had been settled. Elton woke up in the hospital, and they were the first to get

at the hospital

look, both at a loss for words. Sensing something was off, Elton, frail as he was, pressed

broke down and revealed the somber truth about Victoria’s suicide. The news nearly sent Elton

and keep her safe-no matter what. Already burdened with guilt, Balfour agreed without hesitation. After unloading that last wish, Elton closed his eyes, seemingly at

her side, eventually arranging for her

he didn’t expect was Mara’s request to help with her transfer to a school abroad

choose somewhere so far? There are plenty of top-notch universities stateside,” Balfour said,

was laced with a

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