The Kiss that Sparked it All

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“I don’t know why you’ve got such a bee in your bonnet about her. She’s interviewed your and hung out with you. Shouldn’t you have a better read on who she is than I do?”

“Yeah, precisely because she interviewed me, I know how unreliable she is. We’ve been working together for nearly half a month, and she hasn’t even handed in a first draft. Do you really think that makes her a dependable journalist?

Look Nolan, I have my reasons for what I said about Regina. If she were as great as you claim, wouldn’t she take her job more seriously? Turns out, she’s

just a trust fund baby living off daddy’s dime. And now that you’re in the picture, of course, she’s going to sweet-talk you for her father’s sake.”

Nolan instinctively wanted to defend Regina. She’d been so diligent, chasing interviews and gathering material; it was impossible she hadn’t submitted her piece yet.

Maybe there was a mix-up with the workload. But as he met Dahlia’s gaze, he lost his urge. to argue. He knew he’d only dig himself deeper. If Dahlia had already planted seeds of doubt about Regina, nothing he said would make a difference.

And he wasn’t even interested in the movie anymore. If he could, he’d extricate himself from this situation entirely.

Dahlia, her eyes brimming like twin pools, tried another tactic. “Do you remember how she lied to you about getting that seat I saved for you? How can someone who lies like that be straightforward?”

Why keep talking about someone else?” Nolan’s tone was indifferent, showing no desire to continue discussing Regina. Seeing Dahlia’s persistence, his voice took on a stern edge. “We’re here to watch a film, not to

won’t talk about it. Let’s just go upstairs.” Dahlia sensed Nolan’s impatience and softened her approach. But behind his back,

eye? Why was he looking at her differently?

or bad, whatever happened between them was

always seemed untouchable, and she firmly believed that one day,

felt a sense of crisis; he was capable of taking a liking to another woman.

the scoop on this Regina. For now, she’d set

voice was sugary sweet. “I heard about this movie a few months back when I was

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It was all the rage, but I was too busy to see it. Now that it’s out here, I’ve

found the time.”

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