I present to you, my sister…the one I've been searching for, longing to see all my life…Smiles Laverne, who will be known from now on as Smiles Wright, daughter of Mr Emile Wright and the most treasured sister of Derrick Wright" he said leaving the crowd in complete awe, silent everywhere.
No one could have ever thought she was the daughter of Mr Wright, not even in their second life.
Xena and Mark were the most shocked, speechless. The truth came hitting them hard and they felt bad for belittling her all this while.
Grandma Shiley and Grandpa Jimmy were the happiest, they knew it from the very beginning, the moment they set their eyes on.
What excites them most is she is their grandson's wife. Little did they know she was nothing to him but his sex slave.
Smiles stood frozen to her spot, unable to believe what he just pouted.
She stares at him, demanding an explanation, hoping he's joking but his gaze said it all, he wasn't lying.
She stares at the crowd, then Derrick before turning her gaze to Mr Wright. Tears roll down her cheeks at the realization that she has a family, she has a father and a brother.
Her heart right now was threatening to burst out of her chest, there was nothing left to say.
Mr Wright stood before her with wide arms, silently asking her for a hug.
Without a second thought, she buries herself into his arms, crying.
How she'd longed for this day, how she'd imagined countless times what it would feel like the day she would finally be able to go meet her family but this…this was just so unexplainable, the feeling and everything.
She pulled away only to hug him again, his arms were warm, strangely and she loved it.
When she pulls away, Derrick takes her into his arms, kissing her forehead. Just that one act of his got Keane fuming in anger, making his surroundings even chiller that the people around him started complaining.
"You criminal" she hits on his chest, as she tries to wipe away her tears.
Before everyone, Derrick pulls out his expensive suit and wipes her face, leaving the crowd most especially the ladies jealous, wishing they had a brother like him. His love for his sister was an undeniable fact, everyone could see it.
But that only left Keane even sorer, as he grinds on his teeth, trying to keep his cold.
Why was he feeling this way?
Why was he getting jealous over petty things? She was his sister anyway and it is quite normal to see such from two siblings who haven't met each other for twenty-one years now.
When Smiles was finally over her tears, she stared at the crowd, smiling happily.
"To everyone who has come here to welcome me, thank you…Grandma Shiley and Grandpa Jimmy, thank you so much for being the grandparents I've never known. To the one and only king in the business world, Keane Austin, thank you for allowing me to meet Derrick who turns out to be my brother" she said wiping away her falling tears.
This left the crowd wondering what relationship she had with Keane and the family. But none could tell, not even Xena and Mark.
Xena has always aimed to be at the top, above Smiles but it turns out differently, she was the one at the top. The Wright family surpasses the Warren family in wealth and everything, almost on par with the Austin family.
Smiles being the daughter of the Wright family and having a close relationship with the Austin family only make her overall best in everything Xena has always wanted to be.
"To all those that showed me the other side of life and forcefully pushed me in…thank you so much…I was mad at first, hurt, and felt betrayed, but I now see it was all for the greater good, for this day, for this moment…
I've spent my life dreaming of this day, and now it's here, staring at me in the face…for everyone seated here, thank you" She ends her speech, smiling as she wipes her face climbing down the stage.
As if he's been waiting for her, Keane takes her in a tight hug, patting her hair gently. This scene caught the attention of everyone in the hall, shocked at the sight of them being all intimate and loving.
"It's ok child…it's ok," Grandma Shiley said from behind. Smiles quickly take her in a tight hug, sobbing silently in her arms.
"I'd always known you were her daughter…everything about you speaks of her," said Grandpa Jimmy. This got her wondering what happened before her mom passed away and how she became an orphan.
"Grandma, do you know what happened to my mom?" Smiles asked with a pleading gaze. Grandma Shiley was taken aback by her sudden question, she stared at her husband before turning her gaze back to her.
So much as she wishes to tell her, she can't…it's not in her place to tell her.
With the way Grandma Shiley reacted, Smiles knew something was wrong.
"Even if I know, child, it's not in my place to answer…it's better you asked your dad…it will be much more understanding to hear things from him directly " Grandma Shiley explains.
Just then Derrick and Mr Wright walk up to them.
"What happened to my mom, dad? And how did I end up in the orphanage?" She immediately asked her dad straight forward, not beating around the bush.
Mr. Wright was stunned by her questions, even though he knew he would have to answer questions related to her past and her mom, but it scared him to know the time was now.
Seeing the eager and pleading look on her face, he couldn't bring himself to deny… it was her right away.
"She died after giving birth to you" he explains sadly.
Tears welled up in her eyes as she stared at him pleadingly, begging him to say otherwise…to tell her he was only pulling her legs.