The Kiss that Sparked it All

Chapter 2708

“Daphne, how can you say that? The lady has a hard-working and ambitious mother. Even without the Tanner name, she’s climbing the ladder on her own merits.”

They all had guts, no one dared to cross the Tanner family, but Regina hadn’t expected things to spiral out of control like this.

Daphne fell silent.

“Alright, how long is this charade going to last? Everyone, just head on home.”

Francis brooded silently, his face a mask of discontent. Regina was seeing off the last of the guests, while Imogen had been unable to lift her head since the early exchanges, her meticulously conjured tears drying upon her cheeks.

She had been sharing a bed with Francis for many years; she knew all too well that what he cherished most was his reputation.

her and her daughter into his life, he was drowning in a new romance and couldn’t see straight. But years had passed, and he had come to his

not to care. What he truly thought, however, was known

all

to just the family, Francis let out a cold, mocking laugh. “Still want to look

replied, “Let it be. Even if it was my mother’s heirloom, it’s not as important as Regina’s reputation. I bet it was just the

make a fuss over that damn

meant to cause you any embarrassment. What if it was

might be, you can’t just announce in front of all these guests that you want to keep them here to look for it! That’s losing face for me. Do you think I’m still like your poor ex-husband? The

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you just can’t pull this