The Kiss that Sparked it All

Chapter 2841

“What do you mean by ‘take responsibility’, Mr. Tanner? I thought I made every detail crystal clear to you, and only left the scene after making sure Regina was safe. Now you come at me with this security footage demanding answers. What’s this all about?”

Nolan spread his hands wide, a picture of bafflement in the face of Francis’ actions, “Did Regina even give you the green light to come to me today?”

“Of course I didn’t tell her. She’d have tried to stop me, my little pumpkin that she is. But you must understand, gossip can be a real bullet to a young lady’s reputation. That’s why I’m here, to have you step up to the plate. My eldest daughter should be a good match for you, don’t you think?”

Nolan couldn’t help but chuckle at Francis’ vagrancy. He leaned back into the couch with an air of superiority as he looked down on the brazen middle-aged man.

“And what makes you think your Tanner girl is good enough for me?” Nolan bit back.

It wasn’t that Nolan thought any less of Regina; it was her father’s antics that drove him to retort.

“Sure, Mr. Harris, you’re in a position to look down on us now. The Tanner girl’s just a slip-up on camera away from forcing your hand in marriage.”

Tanner, you’re trying to coerce me into marrying your daughter?” Nolan tapped his long fingers against the armrest, looking thoroughly unimpressed with

tie the knot with our Regina. It’d be a power couple in the making. Besides, it’s not like you and Regina don’t have a spark between you. Why else would you dash from your office to the hotel to save her? And you young people have so much in common, so you can build your

demands like that. Looks like the Tanner Group’s stocks

to a formal address, Francis definitely caught the change but

man up and do the right thing. And if that video gets out, it won’t just be our stocks that take

blatantly threatening him, but Nolan was not the kind to

actually curious to see if Mr. Tanner still has an

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