Love on the Fast Track (Derek and Norah)

Chapter 593:

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.

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

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

she countered, a hint of defiance in her voice. “You’ve been running things for so long, you’ve forgotten respect.

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

— perhaps by the time treatment was over, Susanna would have warmed up

tales on

turned to his wife and said, “Come on, it’s our family reunion. Why is everyone so glum? Susanna, you’ve grown up,

matter how old I am, I’ll always be your little girl,” Susanna retorted angrily. She wanted to say more but decided against

acting like one of those hypocritical adopted daughters from novels. She was