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.”

had mentioned her mother, it would have been rude for the

if they didn’t care for Imogen, they had to save face for Mrs. Tanner’s title.

on a glass of champagne,

Imogen was playing tonight? Ever since she had

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

Imogen had smiled and told her, “You’re the girl

eager to please this new member of the family, but she never expected

knew Imogen was not a kind person,

to it, and her distance was mistaken

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

fathom why she