The Kiss that Sparked it All

Chapter 2891

“Why do you have to be so rude? Can’t get pearls from a swine,” Madeline said, arms crossed, looking down on Regina as if marrying into the Harris family had elevated her to a different social plane altogether.

Regina let out a light chuckle, “That kind of narrow-mindedness is typical of a country bumpkin like you.”

Madeline’s face flushed red with anger. She loathed being called a country bumpkin, especially by someone like Regina.

“Who are you calling a bumpkin?”

“I’m just telling it like it is. Aren’t you a little bit of a hick? All rustic and unsophisticated.”

“You? You!” Madeline was beside herself with fury. “For your information, I am the trendsetter at school. Even the Redwood family heiress asks for my advice when she goes shopping.

Look at yourself, all dressed up with nowhere to go, thinking you’re fashion-forward. And you have

more she lost her cool, the more composed Regina appeared.

proves the Redwood girl doesn’t know chic from shabby if she’s coming to you for fashion

The sur backlighting her at the doorway accentuated her slender figure, which only added Madeline’s

more word, and I swear I’ll get Dad to settle this! You’ve been nothing but trouble since you got back, turning this

in the thought of Regina getting a dressing-down from Francis, her face lighting

baffled. She couldn’t fathom what she had done to make them think

After all, she was Francis’

but Madeline was different. She always trod carefully in this household, never daring to show her dislike for Regina in front of

seemed to act with impunity, knowing that, until