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Daphne Olsen replied, [What? Didn''t your folks just wrap up a dinner party? And now another one?
Can''t escape again like thest time, huh? If you go, I''ll go.]
Regina texted, [Yeah. This time, my dad made it clear: no escapes. Seriously, if I have to sit through
another one of these shindigs tomorrow night alone, I''ll be squirming in my seat the whole time]
[Brace yourself for the matchmaking mayhem!] Daphne joked.
Regina''s frown deepened as she texted back, [I''m not kidding. I''d rather runps around the track
than sit through that dinner. It''s so dull, facing a bunch of guys I don’t know, all wearing their phony
smiles like masks. We''re all trapped in this charade-why put us through it?]
Daphne sent a hugging emoji, her digital embrace a smallfort. [I don''t get it either. Why is your
father in such a rush? You''re only twenty, for heaven''s sake-the prime of your life!]
[It''s all because of that mother-daughter duo whispering poison in my dad''s ear. You know how he
is-soft as dough. Imogen’s been filling his head with tales of who''s getting engaged and how I
haven''t even dated yet. That gets him all worked up, thinking there''s something wrong with me.]
Regina could only vent so freely about them to her closest friend.
Daphne responded, [It''s beyond me why she’s so obsessed with marrying you off. She should worry
more about her own daughter, who''s flunking at the international school-embarrassing if you ask
me!]
They both knew Imogen''s hurry to see Regina wed was driven by fear that the lion''s share of the
Tanner fortune might slip through her fingers. But Madeline wasn''t even a Tanner by birth, so why
did she act as if any of it was hers?
[Pipe dreams.] Daphne dered, summing up the antics of the mother and daughter.
[Whatever. I don''t care much for those things, but what''s mine is mine, and I won''t let go. Don’t
forget, you better show up tomorrow to back me up!]
Regina made her friend promise before finally signing off to rést.
She wasn''t that easily bullied kid anymoree hell or high water, she was ready.
“Mr. Harris, here''s your schedule for today. You have a dinner with the Tanner family at 6 PM. I''ve
prepared your evening attire,” the secretary said as sheid the invitation next to Nn
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He nced at it and quipped. “The Tanners again? Francis has been quite activetely”
“It seems to be about Regina’s marital prospects”
“Regina? is she of marriageable age already?”
Nn didn''t look up from the contract he was scrutinizing
The secretary chuckled and shook her head. Regina just turned twenty. Far from the to rush into
marriage. But Francis is probably listening to pillow talk. Imogen’s been busy plotting to marry
Regina off quickly to get her hands on the Tanner empire
“Transparent as ss,” Nn remarked with a chuckle, finding the whole situation amusing. Francis
was a shark in the business world but clearly out of his depth when it came to family matters-a well-
known fact in their circles.
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He nced at it and quipped, “The Tanners again? Francis has been quite activetely.”
“It seems to be about Regina''s marital prospects.”
“Regina? Is she of marriageable age already?”
Nn didn''t look up from the contract he was scrutinizing.
The secretary chuckled and shook her head. “Regina just turned twenty. Far from the age to rush
into marriage. But Francis is probably listening to pillow talk. Imogen’s been busy plotting to marry
Regina off quickly to get her hands on the Tanner empire.”
“Transparent as ss,” Nn remarked with a chuckle, finding the whole situation .amusing. Francis
was a shark in the business world but clearly out of his depth when it came to family matters-a well-
known fact in their circles.
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