The Kiss that Sparked it All

Chapter 2884

Nolan’s tone was tinged with impatience, and as Regina listened, she couldn’t shake the feeling that he might be mocking her. Her confidence waned, and she no longer dared to speak.

Might as well chalk up all those thoughts to wild imagination, she figured. No need to ask any further.

“Any more questions?” Nolan prodded, sensing her hesitation. When she simply shook her head, he knew she was holding back.

“You look beat. I’ll grab you a bottle of water,” he offered, though he couldn’t fathom why she seemed so down. He had made it clear that there was nothing between him and Dahlia anymore. What was this woman fretting over?

sorrow was deeper, tied to the Tanners. She couldn’t sever her ties with the Tanner

to the past, before their lives became entangled

was no longer the candid journalist she once was, her confidence a distant memory.

sat outside for a while before finally buying a bottle of water and heading back. As she returned, she caught sight of Nolan, who had also left

go to buy water? Did it have to take so long?” he

a patch of grass over there and sat for a bit; sorry about that,” Regina

couldn’t understand what had

marriage was partly out of spite; he wanted her to understand the true nature of their relationship and to punish her. But it was only after Dahlia’s reminder that he

maybe I should head back, I think Dahlia might not want to see me here when she