The Kiss that Sparked it All

Chapter 2754

But now, the biggest issue facing Regina was Her father’s impending interrogation.

As evening descended, Regina returned home, her bag slung over her shoulder. While slipping off her shoes in the foyer, she caught Emma’s subtle head-shake, “Your dad is not in a good mood today.”

Regina nodded, knowing Emma always had her back and keeping an eye out for her.

“Did you whip up any of my favorites tonight?” Regina asked with a smile, attempting to lighten the mood.

“When have you ever come home and I haven’t cooked up something you love? I’d be thrilled if you came home every day, just so my cooking skills don’t go to waste.”

their exchange, but their words

to ask about dinner? Aren’t you ashamed?” Madeline stood at the top of the stairs, arms crossed, oozing

Emma, utterly ignoring Madeline, “When I get settled in my

than

what I’m saying? If I made such a fuss as you did, I wouldn’t show my face around the Tanner estate ever again.” Madeline’s posture was all bluster, but she seemed to forget her place, acting as if she were the Tanner family’s

hold Regina’s slip-up against her. “If I were as dirty and disgraceful as you, I’d never show my face around this mansion again, to spare people the sight and keep them from saying

“Miss, these are baseless rumors. How could you believe such nonsense? You’d do well

the cook dared to talk

just a servant. How dare you speak to me with that tone?”

words were true even in her anger, Unlike the mother and daughter pair, she and Regina had always treated the staff with care and kinship, believing