The Kiss that Sparked it All

Chapter 2755
“Who's spreading rumors? It's all out in the open, isn't it? Everybody's talking, so
why can't 12 Besides, you brought this on yourself. If your mom was still around,
1 wouldn't have anything to say. But who told her to check out so early?
Now the task of finding someone willing to take you off our hands falls on my
mom. You might not get it “cause you don’t have one, but it breaks my heart.”
Madeline was smug, knowing she always had one up on Regina in this
department.
But then, out of nowhere, Regina's expression changed, and teardrops started
rolling down from the corners of her eyes. She was usually so composed, but
now, with her rimmed red from crying, she looked even more pitiable.
eyes
While Madeline was frowning, wondering what Regina was up to, a voice called
out from upstairs
“Madeline, is this how we talk to Regina?”
Madeline flinched. She turned around and the moment she saw Francis, she
knew what Regina was playing at.
“Dad, when did you get back?” Madeline's smile couldn't have been more forced,
and Imogen, who had been at Francis’s side, wasn't looking too happy either.
She reached out to link arms with Francis but he dodged her with an uplifted arm.
“If I hadn't come home early, I would've never known how you guys talk about my
daughter behind my back!” Francis was furious.
Regina lowered her head and wiped the tears from her eyes, “Dad... don't be
hard on Madeline. She's just young.”
Imogen quickly chimed in, “Exactly, Francis. Madeline is young, and sometimes
she doesn't think before she speaks. We're all family here, so she thought she
could be casual. Madeline, apologize to your sister. Promise you won't speak like
that again.”
Francis, seeing Regina so forgiving, felt even more heartache, “If I hadn't come
back tod I wouldn't have known you were all calling my daughter a child without a
mother! Imoge is this the fine example you've set as her mother?
Back in the day, I ignored all the stares and whispers to bring you and your
daughter into our home, just so my daughter would have a female figure to look
after her. Was I wrong?”
Francis didn’t spell it out, but each question hit Imogen like a ton of bricks. She
stepped forward and yanked Madeline's arm harshly. “What are you still standing
there for? Go apologize to your sister! And Francis, believe me, Madeline just
blurted it out without thinking. She's not ill-natured. She’s been raised by your
side all these years. You should
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know her true nature, right?”
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“Well, I can't be sure of that. After all,
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She pleaded, “Francis, what are you
trying to say? I've been nothing but
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daughter well and done my duty as a
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Sure, she's grown up and doesn’t
need me, but how have I wronged the
Tanners? You say Naame e3men
about tg lopksydu's when you
bFedght us into the Tanner family, but
do you think it was easy for me? Do
you know how they called the wicked
stepmother every time I step out of
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