"Isabella! What kind of dream are you living in? Why should my whitening plan be put aside for your treatment?"
"If you don't have money, don't treat it! Who knows if your illness can even be cured? What if the money's wasted and you don't get better? Wouldn't that be a waste?"
"It's better to give the money to me for whitening. Once I'm beautiful and marry a rich man, I can take care of your parents in their old age."
Her absurd words left my parents utterly speechless.
Nora and Jason exchanged a glance, and I saw a gleam in their eyes as they both nodded in agreement.
"Emma's right. Treating illness costs so much, and you're going to die anyway, sooner or later. The treatment would just make you suffer. Why not save the money for Emma's whitening?"
"Isabella, let your cousin achieve her dreams. It's for your parents' sake, after all…"
Nora kept talking, completely oblivious to the fact that my dad's face had darkened considerably.
Finally, unable to take it any longer, my dad slapped her hard.
"Shut up! Nora, I've treated you like my own sister, tolerated you time and time again, and helped you over and over. But now you say this?"