<b><i>“</i></b><b><i>M</i></b><b>–</b>Mom, tell me this isn’t <i>true</i>. You found Robena before she was 157”
Amber looked at her sons in horror. The words caught in her throat like lumps of coal. Davis just stood in silence like a statue refusing to look anyon the <b>eyes</b>..
“When my brother and <i>sister </i>died in a car ident, my wife and I were going to officially adopt my <i>niece</i>. <i>The </i>day before the adoption however, we received notice that the Crests wanted Rabena back. When <i>my </i>wife and I traveled to Banton to fight it, they had awyer provide us with paperwork showing my brother and sister would relinquish parental rights back to the Crests in the <i>event </i>something happened to them<i>.</i><i>” </i>
Pete looked as if a bad memory formed into his mind.
<i>“</i><i>It </i>was the <i>first </i>time I had ever cursed my brother. <i>Ruby </i><i>was </i><i>our </i>niece, <i>and </i>we loved <i>her </i>dearly. <i>I </i>had every intention on fighting it; but Rabena showed excitement about meeting her birth parents, <i>I </i>couldn’t bare to do that to her. Of course<i>, </i><iter </i>on <i>we </i>would learn those documents were false.<i>” </i>
Rabena’s mind went nk. She’d remember learning of her birth parents for the <b>first </b>time and the excitement she’d had learning they found her. How foolish she had been back then, five years taken away from her true family all because she wanted to meet strangers. Aaron’s heart felt as <b>if </b><b>a </b><b>tight </b>wire was crushing it. He knew Rabena’s hearth was breaking, and he didn’t know how to sooth her; but she needed to learn the full truth.
“To be honest<i>, </i><i>I </i>could <i>have </i><i>forgiven </i>the Crests <i>for </i><i>lying </i>and <i>stealing </i><i>my </i><i>niece </i><i>from </i>her <i>family </i><i>had </i><i>they </i><i>taken </i>care of her. I found outter <b>my </b>niece was only brought back to <i>Banton </i><i>because </i>she <i>was </i>bone <i>marrow </i><i>match </i>for <i>her </i><i>fraternal </i>twin sister <i>Danielle</i><i>. </i>They <i>never </i><i>had any </i><i>interest </i><i>in </i>loving her or making her apart <i>of </i>their <i>family</i><i>.</i>”
The ballroom was filled with tears, soon, angry shouts from the Prices and Martins irrupted. Peter continued.
<i>“</i><i>I </i><i>learned </i><iter </i><i>on </i>from <i>my </i><i>niece </i><i>that </i>she <i>endured </i><i>over </i><i>five </i>years of <i>abuse </i>at the hands of her <i>parents</i><i>, </i>two <i>of </i><i>her </i>brothers<i>, </i><i>her </i>sister<b><i>, </i></b>and her husband. Too <i>ashamed to </i><i>tell </i>me, she <i>kept </i><i>this </i><i>all </i><i>bottled </i>up <i>inside</i><i>. </i><i>The </i><i>only </i><i>people </i><i>that </i><i>ever </i><i>showed </i>her <i>love </i><i>was </i>her older brother <i>Damon </i><i>whom </i>we’ve taken in like a son <i>and </i><i>Chairwoman </i>Lockwood <i>along </i><i>with </i><i>her </i><i>grandson </i><i>Tyler </i><i>Lockwood</i>.<i>” </i>
Grace’s older sister Cora charged directly at Amber.
“<i>You </i><i>bitch</i><i>! </i><i>How </i><i>could </i><i>you </i>do <i>this </i>to my <i>niece</i>! <i>Your </i>own <i>daughter</i><i>! </i><i>What </i><i>kind </i>of mother <i>are </i><i>you</i><i>!</i><i>” </i>
Cora’s husband and daughter grabbed her as she tried to attack Amber while the security team tried to break up the fight. Through tears, Cora’s daughter Laura stopped her mom. <fne4dd> The source of th?s content is f?i?n?d?n?o?v?e?l?</fne4dd>
<i>“</i>She’s not worth it <i>mom</i><i>! </i><i>Come </i><i>on</i>. <i>Let’s </i>go <i>and </ifort <i>Ruby</i><i>. </i><i>She’s </i><i>all </i><i>that </i><i>matters</i>.<i>” </i>
The other family members from the Prices, Martins, and Michaels all came over to embrace Rabena who was now hugging Aaron and sobbing. Pete continued.
<i>“</i>I’m <i>telling </i><i>you </i>all <i>this </i>so <i>that </i><i>you </i><i>can </i><i>know </i>the <i>type </i><i>of </i><i>people </i><i>you </i><i>put </i><i>up </i><i>on </i><i>a </i><i>pedestal </i><i>of </i><i>high </i><i>society </i><i>but </i>also to <i>atone </i>for <i>failing </i>to honor my brother <i>and </i><i>sister</i>–<i>in</i><i>–</i><iw’s </i><i>promise </i><i>by </i><i>protecting </i><i>me </i><i>niece </i><i>if </i><i>anything </i><i>ever </i><i>happened </i>to <i>them</i>.”
Pete walked over to Rabena along with Gloria and Sean, tears streaming down their faces.
<i>“</i><i>Ruby</i><i>, </i><i>p</i><i>–</i><i>please</i><i>. </i><i>Could </i><i>you </i><i>forgive </i><i>us</i><i>?</i><i>” </i>
Rabena grabbed her uncle and aunt and hugged them tightly. Sean wrapped his arms around all of them. Finally, the family was truly reunited.
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