Chapter 491
“We only wanted Cindy to relax a little, you know, stop obsessing over Claire. Stop comparing herself to her,” Octavia said, still feeling wronged.
“Cindy’s just not in a good headspace right now. If having that guaranteed admission spot could take some of the pressure off, maybe she’d finally be able to focus on studying. Honestly, it’d be good for her p>
“As for whether The Cabinda University actually accepts this transferred spot or not, that doesn’t even matter much to me p>
“Cindy’s always had decent grades. If she can get her head on straight, she should have no problem getting into a top university p>
“And when she gets in, won’t everyone be happy p>
Octavia really didn’t see anything wrong with her logic, but Latham was honestly stunned.
“What makes you think Claire should just give you her admission spot p>
Octavia looked at him like he was the one being unreasonable. “We raised her. Isn’t it only fair that she repays us a little p>
“And really, she’s been using the resources that should’ve belonged to Cindy all along. I’m not even asking for much. Just the one admission spot p>
“She’s taking the entrance exams anyway. With her grades, of course she’s getting into The Cabinda University. I’m just asking for something she doesn’t even need p>
“Is it really that unreasonable p>
Latham let out a heavy sigh. “You’re making it sound way too simple. If Claire decided to offer Cindy that spot on her own, fine, no problem p>
“But if you ask for it outright, it’s like you’re holding it over her head, making her feel like she owes you. That’s not right p>
“Octavia, I know you. You feel guilty toward Cindy, and you somehow think Claire owes her, too, so now you want to make it right. But there’s a right way and a wrong way to do things p>
“Going about it like this will only make Claire want to leave us for good. She’ll be completely done with us p>
“And after everything that happened online… you seriously have the nerve to ask her for a favor p>
“She isn’t stupid. She’d be crazy to even talk to us at this point p>
Latham honestly thought Octavia had lost all sense ever since she brought their birth daughter home.
“Why do you always take someone else’s side, Latham?” Octavia snapped.
“Claire is adopted. Cindy is our real daughter. Why can’t you be on her side for once p>
Latham snorted at that. “How am I、
not looking out for her? I told her to take time off study for anothery
year
and try again. Did she listen to me p>
“She keeps comparing herself to someone who’s obviously ahead of her in every way. She’s making life harder for herself p>
“The kid’s stubborn, can’t see what’s obvious, but you’re supposed to be the adult here. Don’t you get it p>
“Instead of having her torture herself competing with Claire, wouldn’t it be better for her to take it easy and try again next year p>
“Honestly, putting her into Claire’s class at Silverpeak only made things harder for her p>
“Her grades have gotten worse than they were at her old school p>
Latham’s voice carried right up the stairs. Cindy heard every word from where she stood, hidden behind the railings, and her heart sank.
So this is really how her dad thinks of her.
“How could you say that about Cindy?” Octavia shot back. “I
transferred her to Silverpeak
vel
because I didn’t want people looking.
down on her p>
“She’s our biological daughter. If Claire goes to Silverpeak and Cindy’s
stuck in an ordinary school, of course people will think we dont
care about the daughter who just
came home p>
“That would just make her a target for bullies p>
“Having her in the same class as Claire was supposed to help-Claire could watch out for her, make her feel included p>
“How was I supposed to know Claire would get so upset and want to cut us off p>
“If you ask me, this is all because you and Pandora spoiled her rotten!” Octavia shouted, frustration finally spilling over.
In her heart, she couldn’t stand that her own daughter seemed to come up short compared to Claire, and that just made everything feel so much worse.