Chapter: 877

Turning to Susanna, she offered a gentle reminder. “Remember what I told you."

With a firm yet polite “Goodbye,” Norah gently withdrew her hand from Sean's grasp.

She didn't linger, her departure resolute, devoid of a single backward glance. The Scott family's wealth and power held no sway over her.

Susanna's anger simmered. First, her mother had brought home a girl they barely knew, insisting she was her sister. Now, this infuriating woman had driven Norah away with her insensitive remarks.

Her mother was clueless! Didn't she know Norah was a renowned cardiac surgeon at Silver Boulder Private Hospital, a doctor revered as the “Supernatural Doctor" by many?

Nancy clutched her chest, a tremor of distress in her voice. “Mom, maybe I should leave too. I don't want to cause any more friction between you and Dad. It feels like it's all my fault."

Her slight frame and 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 time bomb without 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 time treatment was over, Susanna would have warmed up to Nancy.

Matteo turned to his wife and said, "Come on, it's our family reunion. Why is everyone so glum? Susanna, you've grown up, but you are still acting like a kid."

"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, she came to the realization that Nancy was acting like those hypocritical adopted daughters from novels.

She was always kind and gentle, but she felt Nancy didn't deserve her kindness!

She could sense something off about Nancy. Confronting her, she discovered 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.