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Chapter 174 Warm Acceptance Into the Family
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He looked on with heartfelt emotion, realizing what a sincere and kind girl Zora truly was.
All the herbal ingredients Zora had prepared for nourishing soup were made from rare and precious medicinal herbs.
Though they had never met in person before, she had already left him with an incredibly favorable impression.
“Zora, call him Dad now,” Elara said with a bright smile, gently prompting her.
“Dad p>
Zora bit her lower lip. Meeting the warm, affectionate gaze in the man’s eyes, her breath hitched slightly, and her eyelashes fluttered before she spoke softly.
“Hi, Zora p>
Jeremy responded without the slightest hesitation, his eyes brimming with obvious joy and a wide, cheerful smile spreading across his face.
Hell yeah. A soft, sweet little girl just called me Dad.
His heart was filled with uncontainable excitement. After spending years in the business world, he had learned to hide his emotions well, yet he could barely contain his happiness at hearing the girl address him like that.
“Zora, this is our first meeting. I wasn’t sure what gifts you might like, so I hope you won’t mind these small presents.
“Take this too. I don’t have the best eye for picking things out, so you can buy whatever you fancy with it p>
Jeremy spoke in a gentle and approachable tone, his handsome face lit up with soft smiles. He fought to keep his excitement under control and steadily set the shopping bag he held in his left hand down on the table in front of Zora.
These items were originally picked out overseas for his wife and daughter. Once he found out Elara had taken in a little girl, he’d bought three sets.
He then pulled a platinum credit card out from inside his suit jacket and handed it over to Zora with a slightly embarrassed look.
He truly had no idea what Zora loved. He had asked his wife and daughter for advice and bought various gifts, yet he still worried they might not suit her tastes.
The simplest way was to let her spend the money however she pleased.
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Watching Jeremy’s sincere and earnest attitude, all the Marlow family members felt much
more at ease.
While Elara and Hallie were already deeply fond of Zora, having the head of the Sloan family wholeheartedly approve of her was the most reassuring thing of all.
“Quick, take it!” Hallie snatched the card and pressed it straight into Zora’s hands, grinning widely. “We can go shopping together sometime soon. Don’t pass up free spending money from Dad p>
Just then, the doorbell rang, and Leighton went to answer it.
“Floyd, thank you so much for letting us have this lovely girl! We’ve prepared all the legal documents. Come on, Zora, let’s get all the formalities done at once, and you’ll officially become one of our family p>
Before anyone even caught sight of him, Chet’s loud, hearty, and energetic voice echoed all through the living room.
He came along with the officials responsible for guardianship formalities.
“Zora, would you like to place your legal guardianship with the Marlows or the Sloans?” Opal gently patted her hand.
The question circled right back to the beginning.
Now that Chet had come over personally, it was clear how sincerely the Sloan couple cared about and valued Zora deeply.
Opal naturally hoped Zora would choose to stay with their family, yet she knew Zora never wanted to put them in an awkward spot. In the end, they decided to leave the final choice entirely up to her.
“Zora, if you decide to join our family, we can spend plenty of time researching medical skills together,” Chet said warmly.
“I know you already have a mentor teaching you, so I can’t take that role, but we still share a special bond. I’d be overjoyed to have another granddaughter like you p>
As soon as Elara and her husband told him everything about Zora, Chet had rushed over immediately to stand by their side, determined to welcome this wonderful young girl into his own family.
He had always admired Zora greatly and had long regretted not being able to take her in as his personal apprentice. Now the chance to have her as his granddaughter filled him with pure
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Ever since Zora started staying at the Marlow Manor, every time he went fishing with Floyd, his old friend would never stop boasting about having such a sweet young girl around.
Now his long-time friend’s precious granddaughter was going to become part of his own family instead, and he could not hide his immense joy at all.
“Floyd, seriously, thanks for giving me such a good granddaughter,” Chet said, grinning so hard the wrinkles at the corners of his eyes couldn’t hide it.
Compared to Chet’s sheer delight, Floyd looked rather upset and disappointed.
It was true that happiness simply shifted from one person to another.
If his own daughter had not acted so thoughtlessly and left them with no proper ground to fight for Zora, he would never have let his old friend take her away so easily.
Kian and Reed stood by silently, their lips pressed tight, fighting the urge to claim legal guardianship of Zora for their own family.
They dearly wished Zora could stay by their side, but they also understood how stuck she was.
Thinking about their aunt’s troublesome family, both brothers felt quite troubled.
They had no desire to get tangled up with them, let alone see Zora keep getting pestered and troubled by those people repeatedly.
As long as their family was tied to their aunt, Zora was unlikely to choose them.
Even though they had not known Zora for very long, they were all too familiar with her firm and stubborn personality.
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