The Kiss that Sparked it All

Chapter 2780

“I don’t know why you’ve got such a bee in your bonnet about her. She’s interviewed your and hung out with you. Shouldn’t you have a better read on who she is than I do?”

“Yeah, precisely because she interviewed me, I know how unreliable she is. We’ve been working together for nearly half a month, and she hasn’t even handed in a first draft. Do you really think that makes her a dependable journalist?

Look Nolan, I have my reasons for what I said about Regina. If she were as great as you claim, wouldn’t she take her job more seriously? Turns out, she’s just a trust fund baby living off daddy’s dime. And now that you’re in the picture, of course, she’s going to sweet-talk you for her father’s sake.”

Nolan instinctively wanted to defend Regina. She’d been so diligent, chasing interviews and gathering material; it was impossible she hadn’t submitted her piece yet.

Maybe there was a mix-up with the workload. But as he met Dahlia’s gaze, he lost his urge. to argue. He knew he’d only dig himself deeper. If Dahlia had already planted seeds of doubt about Regina, nothing he said would make a difference.

the movie anymore. If he could,

brimming like twin pools, tried another tactic. “Do you remember how she lied to you about getting that

was indifferent, showing no desire to continue discussing Regina. Seeing Dahlia’s persistence, his

we won’t talk about it. Let’s just go upstairs.” Dahlia sensed Nolan’s impatience and softened her approach. But behind his back, she bit

woman caught his eye? Why was he looking at her

whatever happened between them

and she firmly believed that one day, she would regain

felt a sense of crisis; he was capable of taking a liking

this Regina. For now, she’d set her worries aside, quickening

was sugary sweet. “I heard about this movie a few months back when I was abroad. It was all the rage, but I was too busy to see it. Now that it’s out here, I’ve