The Kiss that Sparked it All (Ellinor and Theo) novel Chapter 2435

It just showed how awful Ivy's family truly was.

"There, there, it's all over now," he said in a soothing voice.

Ivy clutched Balfour's shirt over his chest in agony, "It'll never be over! I've already moved out, and why do they still have to hurt me like this?

Why has my own mother never believed in me? Her adopted daughter slanders me online and she just never once thought about how I might feel, huh?"

As an actress now, Ivy’s online reputation hadn't been great to begin with. And Clara had given her that final nudge over the edge at the worst possible time, making it impossible for her to recover.

Tessa, as her biological mother, had never once considered the situation her daughter was facing.

Well, she wouldn’t care at all even if she knew the situation. There was no room in her heart for her own daughter.

Balfour sighed internally. Not all parents were cut out for parenthood. It was because becoming a parent was so easy that there were so many unqualified parents and unhappy children.

"It's not your fault. They're the ones who did you wrong."

Seeing herself maligned across the internet had not hurt Ivy as much as her mother's indifference.

"I thought I'd gotten used to my mom's favoritism over the years, but now I see it's not favoritism. She just doesn't care about me at all. Is it my fault? Balfour, is it because I should never have been born? Does she hate me because she never wanted me?"

Eyes brimmed with tears, Ivy looked at Balfour to search for an answer.