The Kiss that Sparked it All (Ellinor and Theo) novel Chapter 2826

Francis nodded with a grimace, "I know you aren’t one to lie. If I find out even one word you've said today is false, I won't let you off the hook."

Nolan nodded, "I accept that."

Those two men had some sort of secretive conversation out there, and Imogen was just pacing frantically outside Regina’s door, unable to hear a thing.

"Mom, have you lost your mind? Why on earth would you think of sending Nolan to Regina's room? Are you out of your wits? You know darn well that your daughter has fallen head over heels for Nolan, so why hand this perfect opportunity to that hussy?"

Madeline confronted her mother, her face a picture of despair, "Should I be asking if you're hooked on playing the stepmother, actually thinking you're Regina's mother? What on earth are you thinking?"

Madeline nearly lost it. The mere thought of the man she fancied having been intimate with the woman she despised made her blood boil. She wanted to storm in there and harm Regina in whatever way, but alas, she was just standing dryly at the door, unable to do anything.

"You think I’ve gone mad? How could I possibly do that for Regina? The guy I set her up with should be a no-good thug!"

Imogen muttered under her breath and scolded Madeline, "You're ready to write off your own mother just for a man? Do you have any idea how much that hurts me? There must have been some kind of mix-up; I haven't figured it out yet, and here you are, tearing into me. You really outdid yourself just for a man, Madeline. All those years of effort I invested in you, all for nothing. Don’t you care about your mother at all?"

"What’s the use of me caring when you botch everything up? You had already drugged that woman; how could it not have worked? And instead of the thug in her room, it was Nolan. What the heck did you do? If you couldn’t handle it, why didn’t you let me take over? Why did you insist on hoarding all the tasks to yourself?"