<b>-Rabena’s </b><b>POV</b>:


    After an emotional story and embrace. The ballroom was filled with tears from the story of the little orphan girl and disgust for her biological family. Shorts from the crowd irrupted towards the Crests and Thomas, Daniel and Darius looked at their parents with disgust hot said nothing for they also participated in the mistreatment and abuse of their sister.


    As the family finished embracing Rabena, she made her way over to Thomas and the Crests. Pure hatred and disgust rested within her eyes, <fn2510> ??? ????? ???????s ??? ?????s??? ?? </fn2510>


    “Thomas, you should know <i>I </i>had a meeting with your grandmother regarding the business deal between the Lockwoods and MGT Corp. You’ll be d to know I convince my fiance to still go into business with them.”


    Thomas’s eyes lit up; he went to reach for Rabena’s hands, but she jerked away.


    “Thank you so much Rabena. I promise <i>I </i>won’t-”


    Rabena held her hand up to stop Thomas from speaking.


    <i>“</i><i>I </i>wouldn’t thank me <i>just </i>yet. I made the deal <i>with </i>the chairwoman under the <i>condition </i><i>Tyler </i><b><i>bes </i></b><i>CEO</i>. She’s assured me that won’t be a problem. And seeing <i>as </i>to how you never even read <i>my </i><i>business </i>proposal<i>, </i><i>and </i>he read <i>the </i><i>entire </i><i>thing</i>, I <i>think </i>it’s <i>only </i><i>fair </i>he leads this project.”


    As fast as Thomas was about to rejoice, that’s how quickly his joy came to an end. The color drainedpletely from his face as his knees began to buckle. He frantically searched for his grandmother who looked at him with disgust while standing next to Tyler.


    “Grandmother<i>!! </i>Tell <i>her </i><i>that’s </i><i>not </i>true!! <i>Tell </i>her <i>either </i>I’m the <i>CEO </i>or <i>there’s </i>no <i>deal</i><i>! </i><i>Tell </i><i>her</i>!!”


    Thomas began to frantically yell; on his knees in front of his grandmother, he panicked as she stared down at him. Looking at Thomas for the disgraceful fool he’d always been, the chairwoman’s handnded hard on his cheek.


    <i>SLAP</i>!


    Thomas grabbed his cheek, stunned his grandmother hit him.


    “<i>You’re </i>aplete <i>disgrace</i><i>! </i><i>Your </i><i>father </i><i>and </i><i>I </i><i>did </i><i>everything </i>we <i>could </i>to turn <i>you </i>into a <i>respectable </i>young man and <i>leader</i>, <i>but </i><i>you’ve </i>done nothing <i>but </i>turn into <i>a </i><izy</i>, spoiled, <i>selfish</i><i>, </i><i>fool</i><i>!</i><i>” </i>


    The chairwoman unleashed all her fury out on Thomas, he’d embarrassed the Lockwood name for the final time.


    <i>“</i><i>You </i><i>couldn’t </i><i>even </i><i>be </i>good <i>to </i><i>the </i><i>young </i><i>woman </i><i>that </i><i>saved </i><i>my </i><i>life</i><i>! </i><i>Rabena </i><i>was </i><i>every </i><i>bit </i>the <i>ideal </i><i>spouse </i><i>and </i>I <i>regret </i><i>wasting </i><i>a </i>person like her on a person like <i>you</i>! <i>You’ve </i>coasted all these <i>years </i><i>off </i><i>of </i><i>her </i><i>talent </i><i>and </i><i>your </i><i>cousins </i><i>hard</i>–<i>work</i><i>. </i><i>Well</i><i>, </i>no <i>more</i><i>! </i><i>From </i><i>this </i><i>point </i><i>on </i><i>you’re </i>no <i>longer </i><i>apart </i>of <i>Lockwood </i><i>Corp</i><i>!</i><i>” </i>


    Thomas looked on in horror, his entire future gone within a matter of minutes.


    “<i>N</i>–<i>No</i><i>, </i><i>grandmother</i><i>! </i><i>You </i><i>can’t </i><i>do </i><i>this </i>to me!!!”


    Tyler stood in front of his grandmother and gripped Thomas up.


    <i>“</i>Stop <i>embarrassing </i><i>yourself </i><i>Thomas</i>, <i>it’s </i><i>over</i><i>.</i><i>” </i>


    Tyler released Thomas causing him to fall directly on back.


    Rabena then walked over to Danielle who was looking on in horror and anger. This wasn’t fair! She was supposed to get everything! She was always first! How had things gone so wrong for her yet so right for her worthless <b>sister</b><b>! </b>


    <i>SLAP</i><i>! </i>


    Rabena’s hand came flying across Danielle’s cheek. <b>As </b>she let out a loud yelp, Rabena leaned down and spoke.


    “That’s for these <i>past </i><i>five </i><i>years </i>of making <i>my </i><i>life </i><i>a living </i>hell<i>.</i><i>” </i>