Chapter 2848


    “Just remember, if you ever stir up any trouble, don’t you dare say you’re my daughter, Imogen. You


    make your bed, and you lie in it.”


    Madeline mmed the room with a disdainful look on her face, while Imogen sank into the couch, her


    hand kept rubbing her chest as if to ease the sting of their confrontation.


    They’d had their share of arguments over the years, but never had words cut so deep. Especially when


    Madeline used her of offering nothing. That truly broke Imogen’s heart.


    She might havee from humble beginnings, but hadn’t she always strove to lift her daughter to


    greater heights? Otherwise, why would Madeline bear the prestigious surname Tanner? Sadly, love


    had blinded her daughter.


    Madeline could only see Nn; she was oblivious to Imogen’s years of sacrifice. She thought Imogen


    had never given her everything from the very start.


    Property belongs to N?vel(D)r/ama.Org.


    Regina hadn’t even reached home when Madeline came knocking on her door.


    Having just had a distressing encounter with Nn, Regina was not in the right headspace to return


    home, let alone face her family. But she was caught off-guard by Madeline’s imperious arrival..


    “What are you doing here?” Regina crossed her arms, perching on the edge of the sofa. Still pale from


    her recent hospital stay, she had the fragile aura of a convalescent beauty.


    Madeline’s jealousy surged. Standing beside Regina, anyone could tell who the real Tanner heiress


    was. But why should birthright dictate everything? Madeline couldn’t choose her origins, yet she’d


    worked tirelessly.


    Perhaps her efforts only seemed like a joke in Regina’s eyes. After all, the privileges. Regina was born


    into took Madeline years to attain.


    And Regina’s indifferent demeanor only fueled Madeline’s resentment.


    “What act are you putting on now? I told you before that I had my eyes on Nn first. Why do you insist


    on shamelessly ying the other woman?”


    Regina was baffled. Madeline’s usations were like a p in the face-since when was she


    romantically involved with Nn?


    “I don’t know what you’re talking about. If you’re here to pick a fight, I suggest you turn right around and


    leave. You’re not wee here.”


    Regina’s patience was already thin, and Madeline’s crazed antics were thest thing she could handle.


    “You think you’re fooling anyone? It was you who set the trap at the hotel, wasn’t it? You shameless


    hussy, you just want to wrap Nn around your little finger. At the dinner, you paraded around like you


    didn’t care-who were you trying to impress? Of course, if it wasn’t for your pretense, how could anyone


    fall for you?” As Madeline spewed those insults, she was scrutinizing Regina with contempt.


    Regina couldn’t help butugh at the absurdity.


    Yes, there was a gap between her and Nn’s social standing, which she never denied. But she never


    believed she wasn’t good enough for him.


    Beyond her surname of Tanner, she was an independent individual with her own dignity, appearance,


    and abilities-she had it all. In what world was she not Nn’s equal?


    And to be lectured by Madeline-how had she and her mother secured their ce in the Tanner family?


    Had they forgotten their own past? What right did she have to im. Regina was unworthy?


    “I wasn’t aware that the daughter of a homewrecker had the right to point fingers and tell me I’m not


    good enough.” Regina rose slowly, her movementsnguid from herck of strength. But to Madeline,


    her calm demeanor was a deration of disdain.


    It was clear Regina didn’t regard her at all, and that indifference was the ultimate insult.