The Kiss that Sparked it All

Chapter 2917

In a household that seemed more like a battleground than a home, Imogen soldiered on day after day, enduring it all for the sake of her daughter, Madeline. She had thought about running away with Madeline, but the thought of the repercussions-harsher beatings that left her with no strength to fight back or run again-kept her from acting on

Imogen never anticipated Domingo’s departure to be so abrupt. It was as if he had a sudden epiphany, taking all the cash from their home and vanishing from their lives without a trace.

At times, Imogen wondered if Domingo had ended up dead in some forgotten alleyway. Otherwise, why would he leave them alone so easily?

Only now that she thought about it, she knew he was probably out there, mingling with the wrong crowd, fighting over territories like some street thug.

She

Imogen had no respect for Domingo’s way of life, relying on brute force for money. refused to touch a dime of the money he made through violence. The last time she reached out to him was out of desperation, trying to deal with Regina’s antics, but even then, the cunning girl managed to slip away.

Domingo had tried calling a few times after that, but Imogen never picked up. She didn’t want to give him any false hope of rekindling their broken relationship.

he was ready to close. But for Imogen, it wa nightmare she never wanted to

out several times before Imogen

didn’t respond when I called you just now. I was worried something had

smile. “I probably just didn’t sleep

that Imogen had a rough night, Francis immediately got up from the table, abandoning his meal to assist her. “Let’s get

night’s sleep. I couldn’t even finish my dinner,”

her words. Despite everything, she had to admit her father had a way with expecting mothers, imagining how excited he must have

missed Nolan profoundly.

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her, no

the mention of his name was enough to distract her, a stark

had been sneaking out frequently, hinting at something amiss, which didn’t

as if on cue, Nolan

answered with a smile, greeted by Nolan’s somewhat aloof voice,