The Kiss that Sparked it All

Chapter 2680

“You know, this dinner party is basically thrown for you. I get that these shindigs aren’t your cup of tea, but the last time you bailed, you missed out on meeting some great folks. Imogen mentioned that most people your age are already paired up, and here you are still flying solo. How can I not worry as your old man? I’m not pushing you to speed date or anything; just mingle a bit. You’re young; making a few friends wouldn’t hurt, right?”

Every time Imogen’s name came up, Regina couldn’t help but lose the smile on her face.

Not speed dating? It was still nudging her to meet men, preferably those well-off ones, to marry off quickly so she wouldn’t compete with her daughter for the family fortune.

Regina could see it clear as day, a bitter taste welling up inside her, but unfortunately, these thoughts couldn’t be voiced in front of her dad.

“Imogen means well; having her look out for you gives me some peace of mind,” her father Francis added, no longer a spring chicken himself, which made Regina feel a pang of

sadness.

make it sound like you’re about

lady, how can you speak to your father in such a way? Bottom line, you’re not skipping out tomorrow, got it? If you don’t show up, I’m cutting off your credit card

month!”

let out a pained cry,

the idea, she had to attend the blasted dinner party, or her

only at the newspaper out of interest; without

interview with Ivy wasn’t even in the bag yet, and she had no desire to head

her way back

chuckled and shook his head, looking at his phone. Regina, his child, had moved out on her own the day she came

had passed away early, and all he could offer as her father was a comfortable life, but no amount of effort could replace

hadn’t anticipated the rocky relationship between

hadn’t tried; she had made every