The Kiss that Sparked it All

Chapter 2826

Francis nodded with a grimace, “I know you aren’t one to lie. If I find out even one word you’ve said today is false, I won’t let you off the hook.”

Nolan nodded, “I accept that.”

Those two men had some sort of secretive conversation out there, and Imogen was just pacing frantically outside Regina’s door, unable to hear a thing.

“Mom, have you lost your mind? Why on earth would you think of sending Nolan to Regina’s room? Are you out of your wits? You know darn well that your daughter has fallen head over heels for Nolan, so why hand this perfect opportunity to that hussy?”

Madeline confronted her mother, her face a picture of despair, “Should I be asking if you’re hooked on playing the stepmother, actually thinking you’re Regina’s mother? What on earth are you thinking?”

mere thought of the man she fancied having been intimate with the woman she despised made her blood boil. She wanted to storm in there and harm Regina in whatever way, but alas, she was just standing dryly at the door, unable to

I possibly do that for Regina? The guy

a man? Do you have any idea how much that hurts me? There must have been some kind of mix-up; I haven’t figured it out yet, and here you are, tearing

instead of the thug in her room, it was Nolan. What the heck did you do? If you couldn’t handle it, why didn’t you let me take over?

her head, exasperated.

unfamiliar name Domingo, her mother had been

the way things were, and she was quite content with her status as the carefree second daughter

herself, Francis and Nolan reappeared. She immediately switched to a look of concern for

such condescending as an elder, but your actions are a bit flippant. How could you