The Kiss that Sparked it All

Chapter 2499

“Isn’t that Mara? Why on earth is her picture here?” Ivy asked.

Balfour furrowed in confusion.

Ivy felt a twinge of annoyance. Today, only a handful of people had come by, and apart from Mara, who else would slip the photo under her pillow?

Just as Balfour reached to take the photo, Ivy suddenly halted him.

“Wait a sec, let me take another look at this picture. The girl doesn’t quite look like Mara.”

She scrutinized the photo, her brows knitting together. The photo was old, its edges frayed and beginning to split, even the plastic cover was peeling away.

“Look here, this girl in the picture has a mole on her cheek, but Mara doesn’t. Are you sure this is her?”

Balfour leaned in closer, saying with certainty, “That’s her sister.”

feeling washing over her. Mara’s sister…

for Balfour.

known Balfour sooner, to

him herself.

fate had

“Let’s not talk about others

the strangeness of the photo.

she wanted to bless us, to not harbor any other thoughts, but leaving her sister’s photo here seems intentional, like she’s trying to stir up trouble. I bet she hasn’t

the set’s ace photographer, known for his expertise in

for years, acting as his go-to

photography in a chat with him, only to discover his prowess in the craft.

in universal tongues, and their discussions sometimes became so engrossing they’d forget the time and the shooting schedule. Unmindful of her costume, Ivy would squat in a corner, deeply engaged in conversation with him. When particularly inspired, Caspian would even take his camera out and demonstrate on

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light and shadow to snap the

structure, beyond the beauty of the skin. Of course, your skin is pretty exceptional too. I’ve been in this industry for years and never came across someone as photogenic as you,” Caspian would remark, genuinely impressed. For them, everything