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.
from you now," Shepard
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
smug. She believed since she had spent more than twenty years in the Harper family, Brenna couldn't compare to her
speak up. "Yes! Miss Brenna Harper is overreacting.
none of your business!" Shepard interrupted her coldly. "Did you finish preparing dinner for Brenna?" Rachael flinched at the
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always been treated with a level of respect. Now,
like a common
mean it," Rosie said sweetly,
her as his own daughter, ensuring
too harsh on the girl he
however, was unmoved. "You crossed the line," he said to Rosie.
stripped her of any plausible deniability. With no other choice, she clenched her
sorry. Please forgive me,"
long time ago. You're immature-I
her palms. She had been waiting for the perfect moment to bring up Brenna's extravagant spending, but now, how could
to the living room,
more they listened, the more their faces were filled with sorrow,
their reactions, noting how vastly different they were
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