From Sneers to Cheers: Anthea’s Ascent

Chapter 390

Chapter 390

Seeing her daughter like this, Karan sighed deeply, her voice laden with a mix of frustration and care, "Tanya, you're not a kid anymore. You should realize how hard your dad and I work for our money. Since you've admitted your mistake, let's just put this behind us. After we finish dinner, your sister-in-law and I will try to return the stuff, and you should head to the driving school." Driving school.

Had this been suggested before, Tanya would have been overjoyed.

She had made plans with Anthea before their finals to go learn driving together.

But not anymore.

Now, all Tanya could feel was bitterness. "Mom, I wasn't joking yesterday. I really don't want to learn driving. Please get the tuition refunded."

"Why?" Karan was baffled. "We agreed, didn't we? That you'd learn to drive after your exams."

Tanya just shook her head. "I just lost interest all of a sudden."

Karan's barely settled anger flared up again. "What's going on, Tanya? It was you who wanted to learn driving, and now you're the one who doesn't want to! I just paid the tuition yesterday, and now you're asking me to get a refund? Do you think this is some kind of joke?"

Every day, Karan worked herself to the bone, looking forward to a bit of rest after work. Yet, she found time to go to the driving school to pay Tanya's tuition.

And now, Tanya was just giving up.

lip. "Mom, I genuinely don't want to learn. I hope you can understand me. I don't want to argue, and I don't want you to be angry. I know I've been a handful over the years. I'll be good from now on, I promise. Just please don't make me go to driving school,

tell me what's really going on. Is someone bullying you? Or is there something else that's bothering you? Just talk to me, and we'll figure

many ways, Tanya had always been an easy child for her parents, less trouble than

not the strongest academically, her efforts

had been glowing with pride

Capital City University!

in her workplace had kids who'd done

was baffling to

had her child suddenly changed

shook her head. "No, Mom, I'm fine. Really.

want to learn

want to," Tanya continued. "And about those items, don't bother trying to return them. When I bought them, they already

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be a waste

the items

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spiked. "You bought something non-refundable?

studying scrambled your brains?"

managed a bitter smile. "Just think of it

livid. "Then you're going to work this summer! You can start earning back that twenty-eight hundred

wanted Tanya to understand that money