"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.
Rosemary 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.
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 cars you once returned to them. They never touched 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 insisted I pick one I truly loved. In the end, I chose a Porsche 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 Rose, 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?"
"Rose has been quite amazing; LY is booming and has been winning favor from many royals and nobles. Her order book is so full it’s bursting at the seams. On top of that, she penned a song that skyrocketed to the top of the charts and her calligraphy and artwork have brought honor to our nation. Artists and calligraphers from all over have been flocking just to meet her, to talk to her, and to plead to be taken on as apprentices. The line at her door is so long, it might as well stretch to the Eiffel Tower!"
For two whole years, they had not come to see them even once; it was clear that they had been utterly disappointed by them.
But something unknown had brought them there today.
Donna couldn’t stop the tears, her body trembling. She wanted to call out to her children, but her throat was so raw, she couldn’t utter a single word.
"If it weren’t for Rose insisting, we wouldn’t have bothered coming," Cathy said, her arms folded across her chest, clearly still holding a grudge.
Donna was momentarily taken aback, then more tears cascaded down her cheeks. 𝙛𝒓𝓮𝒆𝔀𝒆𝙗𝓷𝒐𝙫𝒆𝙡.𝒄𝓸𝓶
"Cathy’s a household name now, a real A-list celebrity," Jeffery chimed in, "And Luna’s art is famous far and wide. Two years ago, Romeo transferred all of your companies and properties to my care, and I also received half the shares of McMillian Corporation."
Though he had refused, his brother had insisted that as siblings, they should share the properties. His brother wanted to devote more time to his wife and not be so busy that he couldn’t even have a meal with her.
"That wedding. must be grand." Donna couldn’t help but scrutinize her son. After two years, Jeffery had grown even more composed, his demeanor now more dashing and debonair.
Seeing all three of her children standing before her, well and good, her tears came anew, once again blurring her vision.
"Let’s go, we still have one more person to visit, and then we need to pick out a gift for Rose," Cathy said, her tone slightly impatient, but Donna could feel that her daughter actually missed them too.
"Send them my blessings," Donna said through the bars, weeping. "I hope they grow old together, more and more in love with each passing day."
"Will do," Jeffery looked at his mother, and eventually, he and his two sisters left together to visit their father.

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