The Kiss that Sparked it All

Chapter 2703

The Tanners were certainly not so down on their luck that they couldn’t afford the loss of a mere bracelet. Imogen must have lost her mind, bringing up a lost bracelet at such a time!

Francis forced a smile and said, “Agnes, it’s just a bracelet, nothing to fuss over. We’ve all had a hearty dinner, and it’s getting late. Why don’t we all head home and get some rest?”

All he wanted was to get rid of the onlookers so they wouldn’t gossip about the Tanners the next day.

But to his surprise, Imogen, with a sob in her voice, stood up and said to Agnes, “It’s true what they say; women understand each other’s hearts best. That bracelet was a keepsake from my mother, a memento to remember her by. I wouldn’t have made such a scene otherwise. I know none of you are short of a dime, but perhaps it was merely misplaced. Everyone’s here, maybe we could all help look for it. Two heads are better than one, right? Francis, isn’t that reasonable?”

Imogen was determined to have the guests stay.

Francis, with a genial smile that betrayed nothing, simply warned her, “Keep it together.”

it would have been

room was full of sharp individuals, and even if they didn’t care for Imogen, they had to save face for Mrs. Tanner’s

champagne, staying out of the center of attention and

since she had entered the Tanners’

the devoted wife in front of Francis, Imogen showed her true

never forget the day she thought she had a new mother, and Imogen had smiled

the

then, she knew Imogen was not a kind person, nor someone

her father was completely blind to it, and her distance was mistaken for ingratitude.

the picture of the Tanner family’s second daughter, enough to fool anyone who didn’t know

couldn’t fathom why she