Nora straightened her back, standing tall amidst the hostile, contemptuous stares surrounding her.
She fixed her gaze on Eleanor. “After all these years living with Grandma Grace, do you really think she couldn’t tell the difference between me and Aurora?”
Then she turned to Mr. and Mrs. Quinn. “You can’t even recognize your own daughter. What makes you think you deserve to call yourselves Aurora’s parents?”
Nora’s eyes swept over the three of them. “If anyone should leave, it’s you.”
With Grandma Grace gone, every ounce of patience Nora had clung to finally snapped.
Because the real Nora has never been the type to back down.
Eleanor’s voice broke the silence, choked with tears. “Yes, Nora, Grandma always treated you just like her own Aurora. She adored Aurora so much, but Aurora left us first…”
Her implication was clear: Grandma Grace had only cherished Nora as a stand-in, a way to remember the granddaughter she’d lost.
Nora narrowed her eyes, a bitter smile curling at her lips.
“Aurora died, and yet Grandma would rather remember her through an outsider like me than ever share news of Aurora with the two of you.”
She faced them squarely. “All these years, you knew nothing about Grandma’s life or Aurora’s fate. And you still call yourselves parents?”
Every word rang out in the hush of the funeral parlor, sharp as the chill in the air.
She was fighting for Aurora’s justice.
And for Grandma Grace’s dignity.
The room, once full of whispers and accusations, grew quiet.
For the first time, people saw the depth of Nora’s grief and anger.
And if they thought about it, it made sense.
What kind of parents lose touch with their daughter for years, barely a word exchanged? Especially after she’s gone.
Aurora had been dead for three years, and yet the Quinn family had no idea. And Grandma Grace had chosen to keep it from them.
Besides, everyone had always heard that the Quinns had a son and a daughter—never a second daughter.
Tension hung thick in the air.
Daniel slipped an arm around Nora’s shoulders and looked at Jordan. “Aurora just wanted to spend more time with Grandma. That’s all.”

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