Chapter 2783


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    “We need to take this step by step; you can’t expect to hit the jackpot overnight!”


    Imogen replied with just a nod, “Don’t you trust me? Alright, don’t linger in my room too long. I don’t


    want to give those busybodies the satisfaction of thinking I’m under the weather, especially not that


    smug witch. You better head back to your room. I’ll fill you in if anythinges up.”


    With a heart full of worry, Madeline was ushered out of Imogen’s room, and just as she was about to


    say something more, she caught Regina leaning casually against the banister, arms folded, a look of


    avid curiosity on her face.


    “Tsk, tsk, tsk, seems there are some secrets even a mother won’t share with her daughter! But then


    again, you’re just a kid; what help could you possibly offer to your mother? If it were me, I’d certainly


    keep my cards close to my chest.”


    “What’s that supposed to mean?” Madeline despised Regina’s condescending demeanor.


    Despite having far less than her, Regina always unted her air of affluence. She was a true actress.


    “It means exactly what you heard. Tough love is often unptable; honest advice is seldom sweet. If I


    were you, I’d dig deep until I got to the bottom of it. Who knows what might happen in the future if


    you’re not in control? s…”


    Madeline let out a coldugh. “I didn’t realize you had be so cryptic. Or is there actually nothing,


    and you’re just throwing smoke bombs to confuse me? Of course, some people have lost their mothers


    and naturally long for those maternal moments.”


    Regina looked down, a sly smile crossing her lips. “Madeline, can you talk about anythin other than


    mothers? It’s a pity, even if you had something I don’t, I doubt you could outshine me. My mother has


    given me enough tost a lifetime.”


    The satisfied smile on Regina’s face as she spoke of her mother wasn’t just for show it twisted the knife


    in Madeline’s gut.


    “Cut the act, Regina. You seem to have forgotten how you fawned over my mother wh she first joined


    the Tanner family. I don’t mind jogging your memory.”


    Regina nodded thoughtfully. “Ah yes, when your mother first came to the Tanner family, thought she’d


    be a pleasant elder to get along with. Who would have guessed she had th heart of a viper, picking on


    children? No hero in my book. But it doesn’t matter; I’ve outgrown the age of reaching out for help. As


    for you, Madeline, you might want to keep tabs on your mother’s recent activities instead of ending up


    blindsided.”


    With that parting shot, Regina sauntered away, her words meant to nt seeds of doubt. Once back in


    the solitude of her room, however, she clutched her chest, a pang of bitterness lingering. She never felt


    less than anyone, especially since, in her brief time with her parents, she had experienced pure,


    unconditional love. That was enough for her to cherish for the rest of her life.


    But every time, Madeline managed to strike at her most tender spot, forcing her to reopen old wounds.


    “Oh, Mom, how I miss you.”


    Madeline didn’t rush to confront Imogen as Regina had anticipated. She knew that the more desperate


    she appeared, the less likely her mother would reveal the identity of the man. She couldn’t understand


    who this man could be and what rtion he bore to her that warranted such protection. Could he be an


    old me of her mother’s?