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?”

the woman she despised made her blood boil. She wanted to storm in there and harm Regina in whatever way, but

possibly do that for Regina? The guy I set her with should be a no-good thug!”

have been some kind of mix-up; I haven’t figured it out yet, and here you are, tearing into me. You really outdid yourself just for a man, Madeline. All those

her room, it was Nolan. What the heck

her head, exasperated.

of that unfamiliar name Domingo,

to confirm the conjectures in her mind. She knew that some truths, once unveiled, could never allow a return to the way things were, and she was quite content with her status as the carefree second daughter of

to defend herself, Francis and Nolan reappeared. She immediately

actions are a bit flippant. How could you not inform us, the parents, before whisking our child away to