Chapter 2701

Nolan glanced back at her, a coy smile tugging at the corner of his mouth. “Ever been told, Ms. Tanner, that sometimes playing the damsel in distress can work miracles?”

“Is that so? Are you saying I come off a bit too strong?” Regina let out a wry chuckle, her expression a mix of amusement and resignation.

That fleeting smile, though, struck Nolan right in the chest. He blinked away a strange sensation that had settled upon him.

She was stunning when she smiled.

For a moment, Nolan felt as if he’d lay the world’s treasures at her feet without a second thought, just to see that smile again. No wonder the real Regina was such a well-kept

secret.

Once you saw that face, you’d never forget her.

“Actually, a friend told me the same thing before this dinner party. I thought I had a pretty agreeable personality. Don’t you think so, Mr. Harris?”

curious gaze fell on Nolan, pulling him back from his reverie. How embarrassing. “Uh, where was I? Sorry, just remembered something urgent at the

there for

time being so indiscreet in front of

“I’m just surprised how each of you has hit on my personality exactly better than I do.

chuckled at her bemused expression. “Perhaps what we see as your strength isn’t flaw. To deal with Imogen and her daughter, it might work in your favor to show a little vulnerability, especially around your father. You know, play into that male ego. I’m not above

you for the type to fall for that, Mr. Harris. But if you all insist, I’ll try to adjust my

a corner, Regina didn’t need to guess that she had gone crying to her father. It was time for a change in tactics; she couldn’t let Imogen and Madeline keep getting

wrong, Daddy?”

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blustering a moment ago, deflated in Nolan’s presence.

be the matter, Mr.

a smile. “Nothing serious, just my

do you much good. She’s been with me the whole time, and we’ve been having

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