Chapter 6 Martha’s Visit
Raine frowned, uneasy. “Nancy’s who?”
Surprise flickered in Regina’s eyes. “Ms. Jackson, do you know her?”
Anyone Yvette knew wasn’t just some random nobody. Had the Lidells misjudged Nancy?
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With scorn written all over her face, Yvette said, “Of course, I know her. But aren’t you her family? You don’t even know who she is? She’s—”
Right as she was about to say “Nanette, the judge“, her phone rang. Seeing Nancy’s call brought Yvette back to herself.
She’d come dangerously close to stirring trouble. Nanette’s true identity had always been a guarded secret. She loathed the spotlight.
Yvette’s gaze flicked toward Nancy’s figure, which was fading into the distance. A sudden wave of panic washed over her. She’d almost unveiled Nancy’s secret. Her patience with Raine finally snapped.
“You guys are free to go. I’ve reviewed her performance video again. There’s simply no chance she’ll earn first place,” said Yvette.
With that, Yvette slipped back into her private room.
Raine’s uneasiness twisted her features as she rapped on the door and asked, “Ms. Jackson, did Nancy do something to upset you?”
Inside, Yvette’s frustration simmered until it boiled over, and her grip on the glass nearly crushed it into shards.
How could anyone act with such brazen shamelessness? Raine was nothing more than a two–faced bitch!
Yvette committed to memory exactly what kind of person Raine was. There was no way she would ever grant Raine a high score. She immediately messaged Nancy, determined to uncover the truth.
Nancy’s response came quickly.
Once Yvette fully understood the situation, her shock only deepened. How could these so–called heiresses of today parade about with such brazen arrogance?
When Yvette failed to respond to Raine’s knock, Raine’s eyes quickly brimmed with tears, her voice catching as she said, “Mom, I know Nancy doesn’t like me. But I’ve been preparing for this competition for years.
“What Nancy did this time was completely unfair.”
Raine broke down in tears.
Regina’s heart ached deeply for her. Any trace of guilt she once harbored for Nancy quickly turned to bitter aversion.
“Nancy’s utterly inconsiderate! If she ever returns to the Lidell family, I’ll make her admit her mistake and apologize to you. S find you another teacher,” Regina assured.
Stop crying, Raine. I’ll try to
“If only Nanette could be my teacher, that’d be perfect,” Raine whispered, wiping her tears away, hope shimmering in her eyes.
Regina felt a flicker of uncertainty. “I’ll ask around to see if any friends can help me find her.”
Nanette was elusive and known to be even harder to reach than Yvette.
Just as Regina pulled out her phone, a message from Andrew appeared.
“Grandma?”
Raine pursed her lips. Together, she and Regina went home.
“You have truly let me down this time, Nancy. You knew how much this meant to Raine, yet you showed up merely to stir up trouble! You must come home and apologize to her!”
Nancy’s gaze grew cold and unyielding. This was the first occasion Regina had called her home, solely to demand that she offer an apology to Raine. Nancy felt a momentary pang of unease, but she buried it quickly. Ian and Freya were still by her side, genuine and caring, and her gaze softened as she thought of them.
Noticing this, Gideon asked, “Did something good happen?”
“How has your reunion with your birth family unfolded?” he asked.
After a pause, Nancy replied, “Blood isn’t as binding as the love that raises me.”
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