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.

foot’s probably just twisted a bit. Let’s get a doctor to take a look once we’re back.

started to leave. She leaned against a tree, unsure whether to hide or to make her

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

off, she was still stinging from the harsh scolding Balfour had given her before they even started looking for Mara.

when she

he dashed into the

me out. I’m worried if I keep walking, I’ll worsen the injury on my ankle,” Mara said, feigning embarrassment, her expression

hesitated but seeing her limp, he

was

his

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glancing back at the thickening shadows

Mara might not

is still waiting outside; she’d be afraid alone, Balfour

tree, Mara winced again. “Balfour, can we go a bit faster? My ankle is really

you wouldn’t be in pain. Consider it a lesson, and

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

the tree they had passed; good, Ivy had seen everything and wisely