The Kiss that Sparked it All

Chapter 2824

Nolan had only heard Imogen’s voice. Before the door burst open, she only had the time to lay Regina back on the bed without even tucking her in with a cozy blanket.

“Watch your tone,” Imogen scolded with the concern of a blooming daffodil for Regina, “for all you know, Regina might just be out there falling in love. If she’s innocent, you can’t just swallow every piece of gossip without trusting your own child.”

Imogen’s words were laced with care, but Francis was shrouded in a storm cloud of moodiness. He refused to believe the slander on his daughter, but doubt crept into his heart when those photographs were thrust before his eyes. Had he been too strict? Had he pushed her into this rebellious phase, driving her to act out in such a way? How would he face his deceased wife if Regina truly had changed like this? Frustrated, he remained silent throughout the journey.

But upon opening the door, they were greeted by an unexpected person, and Imogen’s expression soured instantly.

“You? What are you doing here?” she snapped.

Francis’ gaze instantly fixed on Regina, who was lying behind him.

Even as her father, propriety demanded he step aside. He pulled Imogen out the door without another word.

before you come

first time he had asserted his seniority in front of Nolan, his brow furrowed as he stared at the still unconscious Regina on the bed. She needed to be rushed to the hospital, and

especially with Imogen, whose mouth never seemed to shut? Nolan could easily guess that Regina’s presence in

malice knew no bounds, using such underhanded tactics to try and ruin

knows what Regina would have had to

she’d see

in turmoil. She had not received the photos from the thug as

Madeline to the scene, hoping to catch them in the act would be far

her shock, it was

the plan gone wrong? And where was the thug?

be there, bare and embracing