Chapter 2699


    Regina suddenly turned to him, shing a smile tinged with unmistakable sorrow.


    “It’s a good thing you’re my audience, Nn. Anyone else might think I’m just whining about nothing.


    Being born into a family like this and still feeling so down, sounds. ridiculous, doesn’t it?”


    Nn remained silent, his face free of any mocking expression.


    After a long pause, he finally spoke, “We can’t choose our birth or family, but what we do have control


    over is our own destiny. If you only see the chains that the surname ‘Tanner’ has ced on you, then


    you’ll be trapped by them for life. But if you can see the leverage it gives you, then your life could be


    quite different. Of course, Ms. Tanner, you’re already working hard towards your goals. Maybe you’re


    just momentarily disheartened, and you don’t need anyone else to dictate what your life should be.”


    Regina was taken aback, not expecting such a heartfelt conversation from their less than pleasant


    introduction.


    “Thank you, I mean it. I didn’t expect you to be soforting. You saw it earlier; this house isn’t the


    same one I grew up in. Often, I feel powerless against what it’s be.


    Maybe that’s why I’ve been so despondent. You’re right, though, the Tanner name has brought me


    many things, like wealth, perhaps?”


    With a yful arch of her brow, Regina teased, prompting augh from Nn. “You can still joke, that’s


    a good sign, Ms. Tanner.”


    “Well, Mr. Harris, you’re much wittier than I imagined. If it weren’t for our awkward start, we might have


    been great friends. But as I said before, if I didn’t do something, then I didn’t do it. Maybe you can


    check your end to see if Dahlia left your seat mixed up.”


    Regina’s candor was refreshing to Nn, who hadn’t spoken so freely with someone in long time. Her


    straightforwardness spared him the task of interpreting hidden meanings which he found quite


    liberating.


    “Since you have suggested it, I will definitely look into it. If it’s a misunderstanding, I hope we can clear


    it up the next time we meet.”


    Regina nodded. “I’m sure we’ll see each other again soon.”


    She thought about the exclusive interview she could now pursue, not to mention the simmering tension


    between him and Dahlia.


    “Mr. Harris, you’ve been out here for quite some time. How about we go back in for a ss of red wine?


    It’s a vintage my mother saved for me when I was young-very precious indeed.”


    “Well, if you insist, I must try it, Ms. Tanner.”


    Regina was reluctant to share her mother’s treasured wine, but Nn’s earlier advice had genuinely


    taken her by surprise. Yet, she knew that in the cutthroat world of business, a man like Nn wouldn’t


    have climbed to his position by being naive.


    And it was evident he kept his cards close to his chest.


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    Meanwhile, Madeline was searching the hall for Nn. After mingling with Imogen and a few familiar


    faces, she had been on the lookout for him, only to find him nowhere.


    As Nn stepped back through the French doors from the balcony, Madeline caught sight of him. Her


    face lit up with a sweet smile, her gown rustling as she picked up the hem and grabbed a bottle of red


    wine on her way to him


    But what she hadn’t anticipated was the gentlemanly gesture he was making— not for her, but for


    Regina, who had emerged from the shadows behind him!