The Kiss that Sparked it All

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?”

from his reverie. How embarrassing. “Uh, where was I?

for a moment.”

first time being so indiscreet in front of a woman,

has hit on my personality exactly better than I do. I always thought I was pretty easy-going.”

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

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

with a less-than-cheerful expression. With Madeline sulking in 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

Daddy?” Regina asked.

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a moment ago, deflated in Nolan’s

the matter, Mr.

to muster a smile. “Nothing serious, just my little girl feeling upset. So I came to

won’t do you much good. She’s been with me