From Sneers to Cheers: Anthea’s Ascent

Hearing such words, Karan's heart ached terribly, and with a stern face, he said, "What are you talking about, kiddo? You're going to be just fine! You have to believe that! Listen to mom, keep taking your meds and cooperate with the treatment, okay?" Tanya smiled and nodded, "Yeah! I'll be good, I promise."

The family then escorted Tanya back to her hospital room.

Even though Tanya had made it clear she didn't want to see her biological parents, Karan and Gage were not ready to give up on the idea of getting Malloy and Bader to visit her at the hospital.

Tanya's life might be coming to an end in just three months.

As parents, they felt compelled to find a way to mend her broken heart and not let her leave this world with regrets.

Meanwhile, at the Davis household.

Malloy and Bader were sitting in the living room, enjoying their dinner.

Suddenly, Bader said, "Hey, did you hear? The SAT scores are out. I heard our Tanya scored over 580!"

"Really?" Malloy asked, surprised.

Bader nodded, "Absolutely. Heard it straight from Lea! Isn't she working at the same place as Old Joe's wife?"

Malloy put down his fork, "Well, that's our Tanya for you! Over 580, huh? She could get into any top college with that score!"

to Capital City

"That's the big league! Imagine if Tanya ends up dating some hotshot from Capital City. She'd be set for

Capital City were

"One family member makes

Bader's eyes lit

Tanya's flesh and blood. We need to claim her back! Then she could even find Theodore a catch from Capital City. Imagine

on! With Theodore's looks and smarts, he's bound to land a wealthy heiress from Capital City!" Unaware of how spoiled Theodore had become, they didn't

taken away right after birth, leaving no emotional

Tanya's our blood, after all. Kids are easy to sway. We'll just pour our hearts out, and if needed, get down on our knees and apologize.

then! How come our kids turned out so brilliant? Theodore scored

genes, what else?"

when suddenly, there was a knock at

"Who is it?"

and

Aunt Gage! What a pleasant surprise! Come in, come in! Have you had dinner? You must join

too kind,

in

Tanya, was especially hospitable, offering

for formalities. Actually, we're here to talk about Tanya." Bader smiled, "Heard our Tanya aced her