The Kiss that Sparked it All (Ellinor and Theo) novel Chapter 2497

Chapter 2497 

Ivy set her bowl down. She actually wanted to give a serious answer this time. 

“Truth is, no one can really be sure who they’re gonna walk hand in hand with forever.” 

Balfour pricked up his ears quietly, listening intently to Ivy’s words. 

Hearing her say that wasn’t a shock to him. For Ivy, emotional reliance was always shaky ground. 

She never felt that sense of security from her biological parents; if she couldn’t count on them, what more from Balfour, whom she had only known from a stranger to a lover? 

He wasn’t hurt, just felt the need to give Ivy more love, and to help her slowly build that feeling of safety. 

“Mr. Howard, do you 

feel the same way?” asked Olivia, genuinely surprised. She thought that lovebirds like Balfour and Ivy wouldn’t say such melancholic things. 

“I don’t believe in forever, but I do know that I want to walk with her, the longer the better.” 

Their eyes met, and Ivy blinked, “You’re not mad at me, are you?” 

“What’s there to be mad about?” 

They understood each other without words. Ivy knew he got her, and that was enough. 

“I just want you to be happy.” 

Why worry about foThere was no need to think so far ahead. They just needed to hold hands and make the most of each step now. 

Mara, seizing the moment when they were distracted, sneaked into Balfour and Ivy’s bedroom. 

Balfour was a fan of minimalism. In the Howard Mansion, his room was a stark mix of black, white, and gray. 

But the master bedroom was nothing like that. Every little detail was carefully decorated with charming trinkets, and even the bed sheets were Ivy’s favorite shade of pink. 

Not to mention the photos of Ivy scattered all around the room. 

“How do you deserve all this?” 

Mara stepped forward and picked up a photo from the center of the desk. It was a selfie Balfour had begrudgingly taken with Ivy. 

Although reluctant at the time, Balfour had grown especially fond of that photo. Because the moment the shot was taken, Ivy had gently kissed his cheek. 

Chapter 2497 

Now, that photo was the treasured one tucked away in Balfour’s wallet. 

Balfour usually didn’t carry a wallet, just a sleek black card. But ever since that photo found its home, he took his wallet everywhere. 

Once, he even “accidentally” dropped it in front of a colleague. The wallet fell open, revealing the photo of him and Ivy.