Burn Those Who Burned Me novel Chapter 48

“M–Mom, tell me this isn’t true. 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 eyes..

“When my brother and sister died in a car accident, my wife and I were going to officially adopt my niece. The day before the adoption however, we received notice that the Crests wanted Rabena back. When my wife and I traveled to Banton to fight it, they had a lawyer provide us with paperwork showing my brother and sister would relinquish parental rights back to the Crests in the event something happened to them.”

Pete looked as if a bad memory formed into his mind.

“It was the first time I had ever cursed my brother. Ruby was our niece, and we loved her dearly. I had every intention on fighting it; but Rabena showed excitement about meeting her birth parents, I couldn’t bare to do that to her. Of course, later on we would learn those documents were false.”

Rabena’s mind went blank. She’d remember learning of her birth parents for the first 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 if a tight 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 could have forgiven the Crests for lying and stealing my niece from her family had they taken care of her. I found out later my niece was only brought back to Banton because she was bone marrow match for her fraternal twin sister Danielle. They never had any interest in loving her or making her apart of their family.”

The ballroom was filled with tears, soon, angry shouts from the Prices and Martins irrupted. Peter continued.

“I learned later on from my niece that she endured over five years of abuse at the hands of her parents, two of her brothers, her sister, and her husband. Too ashamed to tell me, she kept this all bottled up inside. The only people that ever showed her love was her older brother Damon whom we’ve taken in like a son and Chairwoman Lockwood along with her grandson Tyler Lockwood.”

Grace’s older sister Cora charged directly at Amber.

“You bitch! How could you do this to my niece! Your own daughter! What kind of mother are you!”

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.

“She’s not worth it mom! Come on. Let’s go and comfort Ruby. She’s all that matters.”

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’m telling you all this so that you can know the type of people you put up on a pedestal of high society but also to atone for failing to honor my brother and sister–in–law’s promise by protecting me niece if anything ever happened to them.”

Pete walked over to Rabena along with Gloria and Sean, tears streaming down their faces.

“Ruby, p–please. Could you forgive us?”

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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