Chapter 2708


    Chapter 2708


    “Daphne, how can you say that? Thedy has a hard-working and ambitious mother. Even without the Tanner name, she’s


    climbing thedder on her own merits.”


    They all had guts, no one dared to cross the Tanner family, but Regina hadn’t expected things to spiral out of control like this.


    Daphne fell silent.


    “Alright, how long is this charade going tost? Everyone, just head on home.”


    Francis brooded silently, his face a mask of discontent. Regina was seeing off thest of the guests, while Imogen had been


    unable to lift her head since the early exchanges, her meticulously conjured tears drying upon her cheeks.


    She had been sharing a bed with Francis for many years; she knew all too well that what he cherished most was his reputation.


    When he had taken her and her daughter into his life, he was drowning in a new romance and couldn’t see straight. But years


    had passed, and he hade to his senses. He knew there were whispers in their circle,beling him a ‘sucker’ for taking them


    in.


    Publicly, he always pretended not to care. What he truly thought, however, was known only to himself.


    Yet today, in his own vi, at a g he hosted, to have his secretsid bare for all to see was more than his pride could bear. All


    this trouble, he owed to Imogen and Madeline.


    Once the house was left to just the family, Francis let out a cold, mockingugh. “Still want to look for your precious bracelet?”


    Achill ran down Imogen’s neck, and she stiffened up as she replied, “Let it be. Even if it was my mother’s heirloom, it’s not as


    important as Regina’s reputation. | bet it was just the kids being mischievous, so it got misced. I''ll have the family search


    thoroughlyter. Maybe it’s tucked away in some nook or cranny.”


    “Hmph, Regina being mischievous. | think it’s your own head that’s not on straight. In front of all those guests, you just had to


    make a fuss over that damn bracelet. Have | not bought you enough jewelry? Is there not enough money on your credit cards?


    Did you have to embarrass me in front of everyone?”


    “Francis, you''re overthinking it. | never meant to cause you any embarrassment. What if it was just two of the kids who thought it


    would be fun to take my bracelet?”


    “No matter how valuable that


    bracelet of yours might be, you can’t


    just announce in front of all these


    guests that ine Ee i) keertkerh |


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    for me. Do you think I’m still like your


    poor ex-husband? The Tanner


    family’s wealth isn’t shaken by


    something as trivial as your missing


    bracelet. Youck a bracelet, | can


    rece it with ten, a hundred, but you


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    This realization brought him


    annoyance. “And Regina, you too.


    Even if you ha exe) ur differences


    withdmadgén! \\5 an''t bring that into


    today’s event. She''s got a temper,


    and look at the state of things now.


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    Regina, unfazed by his reproach,


    simply let out a coldugh. “Dad, if


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    “And what kind of tone is that? Is that how you’re supposed to speak to your father?”