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.”

heart skipped a beat, a bittersweet feeling

for Balfour.

Balfour sooner, to have shared those

him herself.

alas, fate had other plans.

the conversation, “Let’s not talk about others right now.”

the strangeness of the photo.

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 given up on you! And there’s something off about this photo. I’ll bring it to the set and have Caspian take a look; his eyes are much keener than mine.”

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

been with Colton for years, acting

once stumbled upon the art of photography in a chat with him, only to discover his prowess in

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

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to snap the

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 captured by the lens was a work