The Kiss that Sparked it All

Chapter 2121

Ivy let out a bitter chuckle, a sound laden with defeat and self-mockery.

Hearing it, Balfour felt a pang of sourness in his chest, which was an indescribable sentiment.

He couldn’t explain it, but sometimes the human heart was just that peculiar.

Before he met Ivy, he could hardly fathom that a mother could truly be indifferent to her own child.

“Clara did such awful things to me, and they never asked me about it once. They only care about my sister! Why was that?

Am I really that inadequate, that even though I’m her flesh and blood, she still can’t find it in her heart to like me? It’s just so exhausting.”

Ivy sighed deeply, then closed her eyes, feigning sleep.

Only she knew that within the confines of her heart, she was silently crying again.

to console her; instead, he looked at her with eyes full

had learned from a young age that tears only meant something when shed in front

a fake sob in front of

and tumbled down, scraping her knee raw. The pain was so intense that she cried out

it hurts

out like that, but her

cornflakes and watching TV, not sparing her a single

the nanny who noticed Ivy’s mangled knee and scooped her up to tend

by, she cast a glance at lvy, who was reaching out for a comforting embrace. Ivy only heard Tessa say with a disgusted tone,

care about the pain. She only felt that

dared not cry out openly every time she was hurt.

useless. If only she had been more careful, she

of endless self-blame made Ivy doubt herself more and more. As she grew older, she began

had shaped her upbringing, and her feelings of worthlessness and neglect had taken root. She felt