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

that tears only meant something when shed in front of someone you care about.

sob in front of Tessa, and Tessa would drop everything to

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

it hurts so

remembered calling out like that, but her mother…

the couch, digging in cornflakes and watching TV, not sparing her a single glance.

the nanny who noticed Ivy’s mangled knee

for a comforting embrace. Ivy only heard Tessa say with a disgusted tone, “Seriously, you

pain. She only

Ivy dared not cry out openly

for being so useless. If only she had

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

her upbringing, and her feelings of worthlessness and neglect