Filed To Story: Returning to Her Not-So-Poor Family
And Donna also bowed to everyone and apologized, “I’m sorry.”
Her sincere attitude and humble stance once again triggered tears of the others.
Cathy watched as her parents were taken away by the police, finally allowing herself to cry out loud.
Shirley, who had held back her tears for so long, now let them fall, as she gently embraced Cathy, comforting her tenderly, “Sweetie, don’t be afraid. you still have Grandma and Grandpa. We’ll take good care of you.”
Luna, who had always been strong, leaned into her brother’ mbraoé,
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There would be no more family gatherings with Mom and Dad.
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At that moment, Philip, the family’s pillar, suddenly crumbled down.
“Grandpa.” Romeo rushed forward to support him.
Philip looked as if he had taken a blow, his voice epryeahdwéathered,
He gazed at his eldest grandson, his focus returning, “Let’s go home.”
“Alright,” Romeo glanced back at Mirabella, a silent gesture that he would take Grandpa home first.
Mirabella nodded in understanding.
“Bella,” at that moment, Cathy’s eyes were red and brimming with tears, her voice quivering as she clutched Mirabella’s hand. “My parents almost got you and your parents killed. I’m so sorry.”
“They’ve already apologized,” Mirabella said, comforting the young girl with warmth in her voice. “You didn’t know anything about it, Cathy. It’s not your fault.”
“But they.”
“That is the grudge of their generation. It has nothing to do with us. Our bond will not change.”
Mirabella’s words made Cathy burst into tears again. “I’ll come visit you again in a few days.”
“That would be lovely,” Mirabella’s warm and kind smile made Cathy unable to resist hugging her and crying out, “You’re so good, sis. My parents hurt you, kept you away from your own family for years, yet you forgive them so easily. If only I had a time machine, I’d be the first to go back and stop them.”
But there were no time machines in real life, and her parents’ mistakes couldn’t be undone.
“You go on and take Grandma and Grandpa home,” Mirabella said, patting her back. “Everything will get better.”
Cathy cried even harder.
“We’ll come see you again soon, sis,” Luna added, her eyes also red.
Mirabella wiped away Luna’s tears, then turned to Jeffery and handed him a tissue from the table. “Next time, come with smiles.”
The three of them managed to laugh through their tears, nodding and looking back repeatedly as they left.
Meanwhile.
Serena was taken to the police station, where a mountain of evidence against her had been amassed.
One night, while locked up, she dreamed that she had been wronged by Mirabella’s and just then received a message from Martin. She casually replied with a sad emoji, which worried Martin greatly. He sent her several messages in a row, and when she didn’t reply, he called her several times. Seeing she didn’t answer, he directly sent her a bunch of smiley face balloons.
As the balloons rose and entered her sight, Serena’s tears began to fall. As the tears flowed, she realized it was just a dream.
She remembered, long ago, Martin had indeed sent her smiley face balloons, but at that time, she hadn’t cared about his feelings. Instead, she captured the spectacular scene, intending to post it on Facebook someday.
She wanted to wait until Martin’s stock increased—until she felt it was worth boasting, then she would share it with a post.
But she never imagined that she’d never get the chance again.
Her tears seemed endless. Although she tried to control her Steeles ue trembling body arwike Sos brodkin he silence of the night occasionally disturbed the peace.
Finally, someone in the cell was woken by the noise and threw something at her impatiently.
“Damn it, will you ever stop? Mourning or what!”
Startled, Serena clapped her hands over her mouth, letting tears fall silently, not daring to make another sound.
Days later, Mirabella went to visit Beverly.
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past finalharolrtcte days of living in fear.
“Thank you.” Beverly’s shoulders shuddered uncontrollably as her hands covered her face, tears streaming down her cheeks.
She didn’t know how to express her gratitude to her niece.
Thank heavens, it was because of her niece that her two daughters could live safely under the sun. And as a mother, she didn’t have to live in fear anymore.
Regret flooded her as she thought about all she had done to her niece.
“I’m so sorry.” Beverly knew that her niece’s family no longer needed her flimsy apology, but at that moment, she felt truly sorry towards her niece, her brother, and sister-in-law.
But it was all too late.
Some mistakes, once made, are made.
Every time her niece visited and called her “Auntie,” she felt a pang of discomfort and shame.
Mirabella knew that although her uncle and aunt hadn’t explicitly asked Tomas to help with arson and murder, they had indeed done many things that hurt her parents over the years, including causing accidents while her parents were on vacation and sabotaging their work.
Since they did those things, they deserved to be punished.
“Take care of yourself in there, Auntie. I’ll come to visit when I can.”
Beverly looked at her, touched, “Okay, okay.”
Two years later.
Frederica and Alma came to visit their mother.
“Mom, I’ve graduated from college.”
Frederica’s words immediately brought tears to Beverly’s eyes, “My girl has finally grown up and is about to step into the real world.”
Time had flown by so quickly; two years went by in a blink of an eye.
Frederica smiled, “I’m planning to come back and start my career here. I was sending out resumes everywhere when one day, Uncle Kenneth and Aunt Louisa came to me. They had divided all the companies you once owned equally between Alma and me. They even arranged for someone to teach us how to manage everything. I closed my first business deal yesterday.”
Frederica’s news surprised Beverly, and tears started to flow again.
She had never imagined that Kenneth and Louisa would be so generous to her children, even dividing the family business among them.
“Uncle Kenneth said that he and Aunt Louisa were just taking care of the companies and assets for a cen two years. Nowrttst a Gra uated floth &b lege and Alma has finished her studies ahead of time, the companies rightfully should be returned to us. They also said that from now on, we have to forge our own paths.”
Beverly couldn’t stop crying, overwhelmed by Kenneth and Louisa’s magnanimity, regretting her own pettiness and narrow-
mindedness.
“Yesterday, after I made my first deal, Uncle Kenneth and Aunt Louisa were so happy. Aunt even opened the garage and told me to pick any car as a reward.”
Frederica continued, “You know what? That garage is full of the cats you once returngéte them. fay reyeréducked them for these two years, never claiming them as their own, but have kept them for us sisters.”
Beverly’s tears fell once more, a mix of guilt, emotion, and apology intertwining, which made her wish she could go back and change the past.
“I chose the least expensive one, but Aunt wouldn’t have it. She insi pick one I truly loved alte end, I
Beacons because in my memory, that was the year our family was very happy.”
Beverly wept profusely, her emotions surging like the tide, overwhelming and fierce.
Alma, who was standing by, also spoke up, “Uncle Kenneth and Aunt Louisa said that as long as the company performs well, they’ll reward us with the things one by one from your past. But they also reassured us that it’s okay even if we don’t make it big right away. They understand that everything has a tough beginning. And if business just isn’t our thing, they’ll make sure we get those items as our dowry when we get married.”
Alma’s words utterly broke through Beverly’s defenses.
She had never imagined that Kenneth and Louisa would be so generous to her kids.
“Mom, Uncle and Aunt are really good to us, and so are Grandma and Grandpa. Their kindness isn’t just for show, nor is it for outsiders. It’s the real deal. And Bella, she’s been very good to us too.”
Alma’s revelation prompted Beverly to quickly wipe away her tears and ask with concern, “How’s she been doing lately?”
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