Chapter 7

As I approached them, my mother took my hand, looking me up and down with tears in her eyes. “Sweetheart, you lost weight.”

My father turned his head away, wiping off his tears.

I noticed that my father’s hair had gone weight, while my mother had new wrinkles in the corners of her eyes. My heart skipped a beat.

After a moment’s silence, I lowered my head and said softly, “I’m sorry, Mom, Dad. I shouldn’t have married Jonas, and I definitely shouldn’t have cut contact with you.”

My mother hugged me tight, weeping. “We don’t blame you, sweetheart. We’re here to bring you home.”

I saw tears pooling in my father’s eyes, and my own tears flowed freely.

My parents were rich and powerful. They raised me with love and care, but I broke their hearts.

Now, they forgave me and accepted me home, showing me I still had a loving family. They had always been my sanctuary.

As for me, there were two reasons I let Jonas and Celine defame me online.

One was so I could go home. I missed my paren