Chapter 17

Chapter 17 Apologize To

Brenna Now

The Harper family members exchanged uncertain glances, their silence heavy with doubt. Brenna's lack of immediate response seemed like an unspoken admission of Rosie's words.

Seeing their hesitant expressions, Brenna knew she needed to clarify the situation before they made any assumptions. She hadn't come back just to be falsely accused-she wanted to reconnect with her real family.

Without hesitation, she scrolled through her phone, quickly pulling up the surveillance footage from the Flavor

Restaurant.

"You can watch this," she said, holding out her phone. The screen played the events exactly as they had happened.

Giselle and Shepard watched. Luther and Tessa also leaned in. Their faces darkened as the video progressed.

Rosie watched the video as well, her expression twisting with frustration. "How did you even get that footage?" she snapped.

"Rosie!" Giselle's voice was sharp with disappointment. Her heart ached-her daughter had suffered for twenty years, only to return and be met with hostility from her real family.

Tears filled Giselle's eyes as she took Brenna's hands in hers. "I should never have let Rosie be the one to pick you up. I should have canceled my speech at the United Nations forum. Nothing is more important than you finally coming home," she said.

Now, she understood why Brenna had kept her distance from them, why she had refused to call them 'Mom' and 'Dad'. Brenna had been mistreated before even stepping foot inside the house.

apology from you now," Shepard

to her at the restaurant! I even went to the hospital because of my sprained ankle. As soon as I got home, I tried to explain myself to her, but she wouldn't let the matter go! I even offered her ice cream to smooth things over, and instead, she threw it at me. She's being completely

being smug. She believed since she had spent more than twenty years in the Harper family, Brenna couldn't compare to her in the

to speak up. "Yes! Miss Brenna Harper is overreacting. Miss

of your business!" Shepard interrupted her coldly. "Did you finish preparing dinner for Brenna?" Rachael flinched at the reprimand, her resentment toward Brenna

20.02

Apologize

years and had always been treated with a level of respect.

a

didn't mean it," Rosie said sweetly, tugging at

as his own

to be too harsh on the girl he had raised, especially not when he had just

crossed the line," he said to Rosie. "Apologize

had stripped her of any

I'm sorry. Please

forgave you a long time

had been waiting for the perfect moment to bring up

They moved to the living room, eager to learn more about Brenna's life

more their faces were filled with sorrow,

noting how vastly different

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