The Kiss that Sparked it All

Chapter 1636

Lea looked defiant. “Dad, I’m not making this up. I really found the woman who saved Mom. Sophia is doubting me, so why should I apologize? You always favor her, and now you’re joining her in bullying me too?! Hmph! If it weren’t for Mom’s affection for you, I wouldn’t even acknowledge you as my dad!”

Thaddeus’s face darkened at his youngest daughter’s outburst. “You…”

Bertha laid a hand on her daughter’s shoulder. “Lea, how could you talk to your father like that?”

Lea didn’t argue with her mother, but she clenched her jaw and refused to back down

His daughter’s stubborn stance made Thaddeus feel a bit nostalgic. She was as headstrong as he had been at her age, and it softened his irritation. He sighed and offered a compromise.

the woman who saved your mother, both Sophia and I will apologize to you. However, if we find that this woman is not

agreed. “Fine! I guarantee that once you

tie. His tone was teasing. “Well then, why don’t you lead us upstairs to meet our savior?”

“You guys don’t believe me, so

but laugh at his daughter’s temper. She was just

looked concerned. “Stay here and eat your meal with your sister and brother-in-law. No more

picking up her fork. “Fine,

upstairs and find this woman. Maybe Lea really did

around

upstairs to find the mysterious woman who had once saved Bertha’s