The Kiss that Sparked it All

Chapter 2436

Ivy couldn’t see her future through the fog that clouded her vision, but in that moment, she knew one thing for certain: she had to escape the suffocating grip of the family that had always entangled her.

The family was a quagmire that dragged Ivy deeper with every struggle to break f

If she didn’t rip herself away with fierce resolve, maybe she’d remain shackled for l

It pained her even more because she knew her parents, Tessa and Finn, weren’t the kin offer their support like others did.

For many times, Ivy wondered if it was something about her that made them treat her this

way.

Clara was just a girl like her, but why did they shower Clara with affection?

this treatment had sown seeds of doubt in

really thought if I just complied with all their wishes and demands, they’d come to like me just as they like Clara. But in the end, I was dreaming. No matter how hard I

with compassion, gently caressing her cheek. He couldn’t fathom how parents could find fault with such a sensible daughter. And Ivy’s so-called sister, selfish to the core, chose to slander her instead of clearing Ivy’s name online during her

to imagine what kind of twisted family this was.

well already and you haven’t done anything wrong. Choosing to flee from that family was the best decision. Staying with them would have bled you dry, not just of happiness, but of your future too. Let me worry about Clara and the news online. You

this mess.

Finn were harsh to Ivy, but having her

way too cruel.

Ivy had to endure it all alone. But now that he was here, he wouldn’t allow her to be hurt by

needed to stay as far away from

find solace. When the family had hurt her in the past, she used to hide away and silently shed tears, alone. No one had ever held her

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