Diana's POV "There's everything wrong with it, Raphael, please don't tell me you are going to side with this wench", Mrs Riley said. I could see the anger in her eyes. The fact that one of her sons was standing up for me was causing her pain. "She's done nothing wrong mom, she didn't choose to be adopted" He replied "So what do you want us to do? Allow your brother to get married to a fake while the original is standing right there." "She's not a fake mom; she's an adopted child; what's wrong with being adopted? Grandpa was an adopted child" he shot back at her Lorenzo senior an adopted child? Could that be the reason why he had a special love and affection for me? Who would have known? I never would have guessed he was an adopted child "That's different Raphael." "Come on, Mom, how's that so different," he said, trailing his hair with his right hand. "Your grandpa's parent never found their original child, they never had a child of their own?" "If I understand you correctly, what you are trying to say is, if his parents had gotten their real child, they would have abandoned him and humiliated him the way you all are humiliating her?" "We just don't want her for our brother anymore?" Marco said, calmly. I couldn't believe he could be this calm. I guess he was scared of his elder brother. Raphael had a different aura. I stared at him, watching the way he held himself calm, unwavering, completely unaffected by the tension crackling in the air. He exuded an aura of control like a man who didn't need to raise his voice to command attention. His presence alone was enough to shift the power in the room. "She doesn't want him either. I heard her say It over and over again, but I guess you guys chose to ignore that because you needed to just humiliate her." "Then why is she here?" Anna asked, "Why...." Raphael shot Anna an icy gaze that made her quiet instantly. Raphael carried himself with an air of quiet dominance, he was tall, well built, wearing a perfectly tailored tuxedo and effortlessly composed. His movements were delicate, never rushed, but his gaze was sharp and laced with authority. Always assessing before he speaks his baritone voice was steady and calm, making you want to listen to him whenever he talks. "Why is she here? Didn't she have a passcode? That means every one of you was aware of her coming; this only confirms one thing..." he paused and moved closer to where Marcel stood. "That you all were in it together, you decided to give her an invitation just because you wanted to humiliate her." I was amazed at how Raphael kept defending me; he was a Lorenzo; he was supposed to be on their side, but he wasn't. My eyes scanned the room and then I noticed that Serena was no longer in the room. Maybe she had run out of the room because of Raphael, or she had gone to take a leak. I wasn't quite sure. Raphael placed his hands in his pocket, "can I ask you all a question?" Everyone began to grumble but he didn't wait for an answer. "When she was with Marcel, didn't you all know she was adopted?" He paused, waiting for a reply, but no one was saying anything. "I think I got my answer..." he smiled "So what's wrong now?" "We found the real Kensington, I won't let my son get married to someone who has no future" Mrs Riley shot at him "Mom!!!" Raphael yelled "Raphael!!!" She yelled back at him, "My decision is final." "She's still a daughter of the Kensington's; by right, she's entitled to everything their biological daughter has." "Not anymore" That voice sounded very familiar. A chuckle followed. "No, this can't be happening" I muttered under my breath. No wonder I couldn't find Serena amid everyone for a while. She had gone to bring Mom and Dad. The voice had come from behind, it was mom's voice. Everyone turned to look at who it was. Mom and Dad had gotten to the living room, my eyes matching with theirs for a brief moment until they looked away. Mom walked over to Mrs Riley and handed over a document to her. "From this moment, Diana ceases to be our child legally." My world was slowly falling apart right before my eyes. First, it was my seven-year relationship. Now it was my parents people I had called mom and dad for over twenty years had disowned me-legally. Mrs Riley let out an evil laugh, passing the document to Mrs Audrey, the family's grandmother, who then passed it to Lorenzo Senior. Lorenzo senior wore his glasses and looked through the documents. He exhaled and then passed it to his wife. I was the last person it got To. My hands began to tremble, regrets etched in my heart, I shouldn't have been here in the first place. "This is insane" Raphael blurted out "Our decision has been made, and we kindly ask that you respect it. We lost our daughter a long time ago, and we have now found her. All we want to do is give her our full attention and love. We cannot share our affection with someone else's child." I staggered, almost falling but I was helped by Alexander. I could hear sounds of soft chuckle and mockery but I couldn't bother myself with that. I had just become an orphan again. My parents didn't want me anymore. I had a feeling about this earlier today before coming here, but I just didn't want to believe it. Now here it was. Officially an orphan, who would want to have anything to do with me. I have been stripped of my last name. Now I was just Diana. No last name. My heart ached, my stomach churned, and my eyes rolled. My life had taken a negative turn. I couldn't hold it anymore; I ran out of the house. It was late. Trying to get a cab by that time would be too risky, but I needed a place to hide my face and my shame. I saw a car, that wasn't too familiar I knew it wasn't for the Lorenzo's because I knew all the cars they owned. Luckily for me, the doors were not locked. I opened the back passenger seat and just crashed into the seat.
