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.

tight, “I’m staying out of your personal life. Whether you want to adopt another daughter or not is your decision. But please

Susanna’s downcast eyes, a pang of guilt twisting in her gut. She unconsciously withdrew her hand from Nancy’s and

in her voice. “You’ve been

smile. “Susanna, why don’t we discuss Nancy later? Right now, getting her the treatment she needs is our priority. We

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

tales on

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

be your little girl,” Susanna retorted angrily. She wanted to say

realization that Nancy was acting like one of those hypocritical adopted daughters from novels. She was always