The Kiss that Sparked it All

Chapter 2740

“Ms. Tanner, is there anything else that’s unclear to you?” Nolan asked, his voice tinged with an edge of impatience. He tugged at his tie-a navy blue noose that seemed to tighten with each passing second. Explaining himself was not his strong suit, and Regina’s probing questions only, served to fray his nerves.

He was Nolan Harris, president of the Harris Group, and he hadn’t given a second thought to the homeless man claiming to have lost everything because of his company’s latest development project. If he had to personally address every grievance, there wouldn’t be enough hours in the day.

But Regina’s doubts had struck a chord.

“I’m sorry, maybe I shouldn’t have called. I’m not trying to throw accusations around. I just want to understand the truth, to know why this man claims he’s been left with nothing thanks to your company.”

“Ms. Tanner, your integrity is admirable, but sometimes you should get your facts straight before coming at me,” Nolan chided gently, recalling their first encounter when she had insisted she was in the right seat despite the mix-up.

Regina huffed, “I did not have the wrong seat that day!”

softly, a sound that felt

asking

when I have my suspicions about you, you get

silent, struggling to

so worked up anyway?

other, and it wasn’t her place to be calling him about this. He wa a businessman; profit was his priority. Her fellow journalists had warned her about getti too close.

him than she thought. As a journalist, was she

colder she felt, until finally, her voice caught in her throat, “You’re right. I

retort, the line went dead, leaving him with a

the call ended, Nolan took a moment