Chapter 2829


    Chapter 2829


    “Imogen, you tell me the truth. Does this have anything to do with you?” Francis asked, his gaze piercing as he searched her


    face for a hint of guilt.


    Imogen’s fingers, resting lightly on his shoulder, stiffened at the question. She attempted a reply but was cut off as he caught her


    hand, her face twisting into an awkward smile. “What do you mean by that? Haven''t | already exined myself earlier? Why


    would you still question me?”


    Francis stared at her unflinchingly, determined not to overlook any flicker of emotion across her face. “Regina is my daughter. |


    know her inside and out. She would never get herself into a mess like this. Even if she’s a bit yful, she wouldn’t y fast and


    loose with her own body. And considering the doctors found sleeping pills in her body... Well, Regina’s never had trouble


    sleeping, so where did those pillse from?”


    Pulling her hand away, Imogen feigned indignation. “So, you''re saying I’m lying to you? That your precious Regina can do no


    wrong, and | must be the one who''s hurt her? You do realize she hasn’t lived at home for years. You have no idea what she’s like


    out there. As long as she puts on a good show for you, that’s all that matters, right? Why can’t you ever trust me? After all these


    years of sharing a bed, do you still not know what kind of person | am?”


    Francis replied with a hint of knowing in his voice, “It’s precisely because we''ve shared a bed for so many years that | know what


    kind of person you can be. | just want a strat answer from you. Is this mess rted to you or not? If it truly has nothing to do w


    then I''ll drop the subject forever. But if | find out it does, Imogen, you must remem Regina is my flesh and blood. | will not stand


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    Imogen pressed a hand to her mouth, tears streaming down her face. “Oh, Francis, thought I''d see the day when my years of


    devotion still couldn’t earn your trust. | was wrong about you. | should never have considered myself your wife. To you, I’m just a


    maid, bought and paid for by the Tanners, aren’t |? You married me just to get Regina a stepmother!”


    Francis frowned, “Don’t twist my words. There’s no need to take this so far. | just want to know if you’re involved or not. If you’re


    not, then where were you at the time?”


    “Don’t you know where | was? | was at the hospital. Even Madeline knows I’ve been feeling unwelltely. She offered to go with


    me for a check-up. How else could | have brought her along to see you?”


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    Francis felt a twinge of guilt and


    finally softened. “I’ sosny, I shouldn''t


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