The Kiss that Sparked it All

Chapter 2709
“I raised you from a tot to a grown woman, and is this how you repay me? By
talking back? That job of yours, what's it worth? You're out there hustling for a
meager paycheck that barely scratches five hundred a month. What's the point?
I've told you time and again, come work at the family firm and help me out. But
no, you've got to be stubborn about it. And now look, I, Francis, am the talk of the
town because my daughter’s out there running errands for peanuts. You know
what Paul said to me last time we had coffee? He said no matter how busy I am
with my business, I ought to look after my own flesh and blood, make sure you're
not living hand-to-mouth doing menial tasks. I was lost for words. What was I
supposed to say? That my daughter's chomping at the bit to wear herself down?”
Regina knew her father’s stature was no small thing and that he would never
really get the life of a grassroots journalist. But never had she imagined that this
was how he truly saw her.
“I'm a reporter, Dad, doing a legitimate job. If you can't say anything supportive,
just zip it. I've given up expecting you to understand. Instead of wasting your
breath, why don't you pay more attention to your new wife and her daughter, and
figure out why they're so keen on slinging mud my way! Dad, you're a real
disappointment.”
With those words, Regina stormed out of the chilly mansion, leaving Francis
stewing in his own anger, with nowhere to direct it except a tirade at Imogen. “Did
you set Regina up? I warned you from day one not to have any designs on her.
Have you forgotten how you clawed your way out of the slums? Let me remind
you, if I was determined enough to get you out of there once, I can just as easily
send you back.”
Imogen was a mess of tears. “Francis, what are you saying? You think I'd stoop
to such pettiness over a few words from Regina? Today of all days? I've been
nothing but hardworking and loyal by your side all these years. Have I ever
slipped up? And now, you turn on me just because of a couple of sentences from
your daughter?”
Exasperated by her sobs, Francis retreated to his study without a comforting
word. Alone, he carefully pulled out a frame from his desk drawer — an old
photograph, featuring him and another woman: Magina, his late wife.
Regina bore a striking resemblance to her mother in the photo, and it was no
coincidence. Out of love, Francis had incorporated part of Magina’s name into
their daughter's. He had hoped Regina would resemble her mother more as she
grew up, but instead, he lost Magina forever.
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