The Kiss that Sparked it All

Chapter 2310

“Balfour, what took you so long to find me? Do you have any idea how scared I was?”

Balfour’s eyes finally found Mara amid the shadows, and it felt like a massive weight lifted

off his chest.

The last thing he wanted was for a sister of the Lewis family to come to harm on his

account!

He didn’t push her away. Instead, he gently patted her shoulder and said, “There, there, I’ve found you now, it’s all okay.”

Ivy watched their tender embrace with a bitter taste in her mouth. It seemed like there was no room for her in this picture.

After calming Mara down for a while, Balfour finally let her go, “Are you hurt anywhere?”

Mara mumbled something about not knowing where she had run off to and then mentioned her foot was aching a bit.

“Your foot? Let me check, did you twist it?”

Once Balfour had checked her over and was confident she wasn’t seriously injured, he started guiding her back.

Let’s get a doctor to take a look once we’re back.

leave. She leaned against a tree,

She had rushed into these woods out of concern for Balfour and Mara, only

Balfour had given

when she whispered

with him when he dashed into the woods, and

walking, I’ll worsen the injury on my ankle,” Mara said, feigning embarrassment, her expression hidden by the

her limp,

to Balfour, was thrilled. She held her breath

his

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here before it gets dark. It’s not safe,” Balfour said, glancing back at the thickening shadows

and Mara might

she’d be afraid alone,

a tree, Mara winced again. “Balfour, can we go a bit

be in pain. Consider it a lesson, and next time, don’t go

it sounded like a reprimand, Mara took it as a sign of his

at the tree they had passed; good,