The Kiss that Sparked it All

Chapter 2682
“I mean, I get it, but have you seen that woman's kid? She is out there living on
her own, actually holding down a steady gig at New Blossom Press. I'm not
saying I expect Madeline to be some kind of rocket scientist, but she could at
least try not to be outdone, right?”
It was only the second year since Imogen married into the Tanner family when
Madeline Skinner took a new last name. Now, she was Madeline Tanner, and if
one didn’t know any better, one would think she was Francis and Imogen’s own
flesh and blood.
Imogen caught a lot of flak in her circles when she changed the kid's surname
and brought her into the Tanner fold. It's like she was wearing a neon sign that
screamed “gold digger’.
And poor, clueless Francis, still thinking she was head over heels for him. In the
end, it's all about getting a slice of that Tanner estate pje, isn't it?
Speaking of the Tanner Mansion, you can’t help but think of the real young miss
of the Tanner family.
Back in the day, her mother’s family was the talk of the town, high society and all.
Francis marrying into that was like striking gold, but ever since Regina's mom
passed away, her place at the Tanner table isn’t quite what it used to be.
With a stepmom like Imogen, who had more tricks up her sleeve than a
magician, poor Regina's future under the Tanner roof looked anything but bright.
Everyone would sigh when they talked about it, but let's face it, it was not their
circus, not their monkeys. They couldn't just cut ties with the Tanners over a bit of
family drama.
Regina went back to her place feeling blue, already dreading the dinner at home
the next day. The thought of plastering on a fake smile for the guests and playing
happy families with her stepmom was exhausting before it even began.
She knew her dad married Imogen to look after her, but everything changed once
that woman walked in. Her dad's world no longer revolved around her. He had a
new wife and, to top it off, a new daughter!
Even the memory of her mom seemed to fade in his eyes.
At first, Imogen made a big show commemorating her mother’s death
anniversary, and Regina couldn't stand it. She refused to partake.
That refusal sparked the first real fight between Regina and Francis. On the
subject of her mother, she wouldn't budge, no matter how much Imogen tried to
curry favor with him.
Her mother’s death had already hit Regina hard. All she wanted on the
anniversary was to spend time alone with her memory, not to have it turned into a
spectacle by Imogen. Who
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was that show for, anyway?
But that fight was a wake-up call for Francis. He realized that his so-called
kindness was actually driving a wedge between him and his daughter.
Regina did care about her father, but she knew that as he built a new life with
another woman, she, as his biological daughter, would naturally be sidelined.
She harbored resentment, sure, but as time went by and she grew up, that
bitterness faded.
Everyone has their own life to live, right?
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She didn't need to chain her dad to
the past. As for her mom, Regina
alone was enough to honor her
memory. She would always be her
,
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While Regina had slowly come to
: tesa
terms with Imogen and Madeline's
presence in their lives, the thought of
being in the same room with them
: : ,
still made her skin crawl. Imogen’s
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[Daphne, you coming to my family’s dinner tomorrow night?]
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Regina tapped out the text to her
best friend since childhood, hoping
for a bit of moral support in the
impending domestic theater. The
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