Chapter 107

Curtis raised an eyebrow, leaning against the doorway with his usual nonchalance. “Aren’t you in surgery today? Shouldn’t you be at the hospital instead of crashing our family. get-together?”

“I came to see Mary,” Suzan responded, her gaze shifting toward Leanne. “Oh, Leanne, surprised to see you here.”

The tone of her voice carried an insinuation that Leanne didn’t belong.

Mary’s return had prompted a family feast in the Richardson family, and Suzan’s presence suggested she was already slipping into the role of the future Richardson daughter-in-law. On the other hand, Leanne seemed the one who ought to feel out of place.

With a cold expression, Leanne replied, “If you can be here, why can’t I?”

Caught off guard, Suzan turned to Jennifer, “Jennifer…”

Jennifer frowned, and her voice laced with disapproval as she chastised Leanne. “Is this how I’ve taught you to behave? You’re showing no manners at all.”

Once upon a time, dependent on the Richardson family’s charity, Leanne bore Jennifer’s scolding without complaint.

But things had changed. No longer under anyone’s thumb, Leanne refused to endure in

silence.

“You never taught me anything.” she retorted icily.

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who had plenty of criticisms but had taken the time to guide her.

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