The Kiss that Sparked it All

Chapter 2622
Victoria lingered hesitantly outside the emergency room where her father was
being treated. Her heart was heavy with uncertainty, hot knowing whether she
deserved to stand vigil by her dad's side.
When she spotted Mara, seated on a chair by the door like a sentinel, a wave of
intimidation washed over her, causing her to freeze in her tracks.
Balfour frowned upon seeing Victoria's tentative steps. It was her father inside,
after all. There was no reason for her hesitation. With a firm grip, he escorted her
to the threshold of the emergency room.
To Mara, however, their close proximity was nothing but a glaring display of
affection. She was convinced that Victoria, with her cunning ways, was seizing
even this grave moment to flaunt her relationship.
Mara’s eyes blazed with fury as she watched their hands entwined. Sho
fire, so intense was her desire to tear Victoria apart.
could almost spit
“Mara, I... I want to wait for dad with you,” Victoria stammered, her confidence
crumbling in the presence of her domineering younger sister. She even
attempted a feeble smile, a pitiful gesture to appease Mara, who sat aloof and
unapproachable.
Mara spared her no more than a fleeting glance, her voice dripping with disdain.
“Of course, you can wait. Who am I to say no? Feel free to join, but could you,
perhaps, maintain a shred of dignity? Stop clinging to some boy. Have you
forgotten what dad always told us?”
Like a deer caught in headlights, Victoria swiftly retracted her hand, only to flash
Balfour an apologetic smile after catching his puzzled look.
“I know! I haven't dated during the semester. I'm well aware of my priorities right
now protested, as if taking an oath before her sister.
Balfour could sense her distress and chose not to pursue the matter. Instead, his
gaze turned to Mara, the instigator of this tension. She seemed vaguely familiar,
but he coul place where he might have seen her before.
After a moment, he spoke coolly, “Your father is ill, and you sisters ought to
support each other. Why provoke her like this?”
At Balfour's words, Victoria clutched his hand with a pleading look, silently
begging him to drop the subject.
“How am I provoking her?” Mara'’s disbelief was palpable as she turned to face
the man she had long pined for, who now seemed to be accusing her on
Victoria's behalf.
“Did I say something wrong? It's all because of her! My dad's in there because of
her, and I
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haven't even started to settle the score with her. And you dare to blame me!”
Balfour bowed his head sincerely and said, “I understand that this situation arose
because of me. You can blame me, but you shouldn't take all your anger out on
your sister. She's
innocent.”
“Innocent? Is my dad not innocent? Whose fault is it that he’s in this state?”
Mara’s voice rose to a near roar, her anger echoing through the corridor.
Victoria looked up, heartbroken by her sister's wrath.
Had Mara grown to despise her this much?
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But the more pitiable Victoria
,
appeared, the more Mara’s
resentment boiled over. She was sick
: aly
of how Victoria's looks always
garnered sympathy and forgiveness.
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Mara, on the other hand, felt invisible.
Even now, as she faced the
possibility of losing her father, her
anger towards her sister seemed like
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Their altercation had disturbed the

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hospital's peace, and it wasn't long
before a nurse arrived, urging them to
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