Tahlia said, "Alright, I'll listen to you."
Cornelia said, "It's getting late, you should head to bed, you've got work early tomorrow."
Tahlia responded, "Nelly, you might be mistaken, tomorrow's Saturday."
Cornelia said, "Tomorrow's Saturday? Then why don't you swing by the Capital. I want to formally introduce you to Grandpa Augustine."
Tahlia countered, "I don't think I'm ready to go there yet."
Cornelia asked, "Why not?"
Tahlia explained, "Grandpa Augustine likes you because you were raised by Granny Rebecca. You carry her essence. I've never met Granny Rebecca, I don’t think I have anything in common with her, and I don't think Grandpa Augustine would accept me."
Cornelia comforted her, "Silly girl, we're family, how could Grandpa Augustine not accept you?"
Tahlia insisted, "I'll listen to you on everything else, but can you respect my decision on this one?"
Tahlia was able to accept Cornelia as her sister because she knew and loved Cornelia. But Tahlia didn’t know Grandpa Augustine, and he didn’t know her. They were strangers, and no one could predict if they'd hit it off. Tahlia didn’t want to cause any trouble for Cornelia, nor did she want Cornelia to be stuck between a rock and a hard place because of her.
Of course, Cornelia would never force Tahlia to do anything she didn't want to.
She said, "Of course, your wishes are always the most important."
Tahlia said happily, "Thank you, I love you!"
While at the Reese family, everything was arranged for Tahlia by the family, but her own wishes were always put last. More specifically, nobody ever gave a damn about what she wanted. She was just a pawn the Reese family used to try to win over Marcus, but Marcus never gave a rat's ass about the Reese family; it was all wishful thinking on their part.
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