Love on the Fast Track (Derek and Norah)

Chapter 593

Chapter 593:

Nancy clutched her chest, a tremor of distress in her voice. “Mom, maybe | should leave too. | don’t want to

cause any more friction between you and Dad. It feels like it’s all my fault.”

Her slight frand soft voice tugged at Kayla’s heartstrings.

“Don’t worry about that woman, dear. You're here to meet the family. Susanna is undergoing treatment, and you

need to see a doctor about your heart condition, remember?”

Nancy's congenital heart disease, the reason she'd been abandoned as a child, was a ticking tbomb without

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proper care. According to Nancy, the kind director of the orphanage had facilitated her treatment, and it hadn't

acted up until recently.

Kayla’s words bristled Sean. His jaw clenched, and he strode towards them.

“Mom,” he began, his voice tight, “I'm staying out of your personal life. Whether you want to adopt another

daughter or not is your decision. But please consider Susanna’s and my feelings. Don’t be so bullheaded.”

Kayla’s gaze met Susanna’s downcast eyes, a pang of guilt twisting in her gut. She unconsciously withdrew her

hand from Nancy's and straightened her posture.

“Sean, I'm not being stubborn,” she countered, a hint of defiance in her voice. “You've been running things for so

long, you've forgotten respect. Regardless of your position, you're still my child.”

Looking at Susanna, Kayla offered a tentative smile. “Susanna, why don’t we discuss Nancy later? Right now,

getting her the treatment she needs is our priority. We can talk about everything else after, okay?”

Kayla held onto a sliver of hope — perhaps by the ttreatment was over, Susanna would have warmed up to

Nancy.

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Matteo turned to his wife and said, “Con, it's our family reunion. Why is everyone so glum? Susanna, you've

grown up, but you are still acting like a kid.”

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“No matter how old I am, I'll always be your little girl,” Susanna retorted angrily. She wanted to say more but

decided against it.

After Norah's departure, Susanna cto the realization that Nancy was acting like one of those hypocritical

adopted daughters from . She was always kind and gentle, but Susanna felt Nancy didn’t deserve her

kindness.

She could sense something off about Nancy. Confronting her, she discovered that Nancy's tactic was to retreat to

gain sympathy. The more pitiful Nancy seemed, the more compassionate her mother would become.

Susanna sneered. Being her mother’s daughter for over 20 years, she felt confident in dealing with this adopted

daughter.