"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.
