After vanishing for eighteen years, a young woman returns home to discover she is the heir to a vast fortune. Her sudden reappearance draws the attention of her former best friend, whose motives may not be as friendly as they seem.
Mom, you sure you didn't bring home the wrong sister? I put my arm around my daughter's shoulders. She's my daughter. I could never get that wrong.
Adrian went red. Nora didn't move. But she didn't shrug me off either. That was something.
Inside, I sat with Nora on one sofa Chloe took the one across from us I held my daughter's hand Nora, I want to give you your name back
You're not Sony That was never a name Your father chose Nora before you were born Do you like it?
Her fingers curled in mine She looked at the window Whatever Your house, your rules
She was trying not to want it Across from us, Chloe sighed It makes me so happy, seeing Nora get all this A pause
exactly long enough I've just never really known what a family feels like Adrienne's face changed instantly mom Chloe's her best friend and she looks like she's had a rough time why don't we adopt her Chloe's head came up she dug through her backpack mrs. Hart I've already been accepted to the graduate
program at Stanford if your family would take me in I promise I'd never embarrass embarrass you. She pushed two transcripts across the table. One had a 1,560 and a valedictorian seal. The other had a 41 average and three failing grades in red. Then she noticed,