In the face of all this, Lara Kemnis could only endure and submit, swallowing her pride.
She even had to grovel in front of Edward Sullivan.
All because Edward Sullivan held the family's purse strings.
This deeply affected Nora Sullivan's worldview.
It made her realize at a young age that family ties and love were unreliable.
Only money and power truly mattered.
That's why she hid the affair between Edward Sullivan and Sophia Clarke.
Later, after discovering her own origins, it only intensified Nora Sullivan's disdain for Lara Kemnis.
...
But Nora Sullivan was an extremely selfish, egocentric person.
She could discard Lara Kemnis's motherly love as if it were worthless.
But she could not allow Lara Kemnis to give that love to anyone else.
Especially not to Sarah Sullivan, whom she envied to madness!
That would signify Lara Kemnis's betrayal towards her!
What Nora Sullivan didn't want, she'd rather destroy than let anyone else have!
