The Kiss that Sparked it All

Chapter 2836

The two locked in an embrace. Their eyes were brimming with unshed tears.

“Thank you, Imogen. Do you have any idea how thrilled I am?” Francis whispered an

emotional voice.

Imogen’s eyes mirrored the sentiment. “We finally have a child of our own, Francis. Our little miracle that we’ve waited for so long.”

Regina watched them coldly from her bed. Even Madeline, caught up in the moment, hugged her mother tightly. “Mom, Dad, pretty soon we’ll welcome our little brother. The Tanner family will be more complete.”

Suddenly, Francis pulled back, as if struck by a new thought. Wiping away a rogue tear from such an expected surprise, he said with a smile, “Or maybe a little sister. Boy or girl, I’ll treasure them just the same.”

Imogen nodded, her eyes wet with joy. “Our precious little one.”

forgotten

excitement without his eldest

of course, deliberately excluded her. When the family

threw a glance at Regina that seemed to say, “Look! This is what a real family

grown past the stage of crying for her

from Regina broke the moment. “Ah-” She grimaced in pain,

wrong? Dizzy again? I told you not to get up so fast. Lie back down; yo weak. Once the house is ready,

a weak smile. “Dad, I

twinge of guilt. “No matter how many children I have, you’ll

rest a bit more. Why don’t you accompany Imogen for checkup? At her age, having

have the family doctor stay with us to look after her. But you’re ill now,

Chapter 2836

Imogen and Madeline, leaving Regina alone in the quiet of her room, a respite from her stepmother and stepsister’s