" Burn those who burned mel " Chapter 47 -Pete's POV : The entire ballroom was filled with gasps , whispers , and confusion as the scene between the Michaels ' , Lockwoods , and Crests played out . What was the true identity of the Chairman's fiancé ? Davis looked at Aaron as if he had three heads , there was no way Rabena was related to the Prices . Chairman Michaels , I'm not sure who these people are , but my daughter " Pete cut Davis off mid - sentence ; he'd had enough of these fools disrespecting his niece . Pulling out a piece a paper , Pete decided to address the crowd to clear up the confusion . Aaron handed him the mic so that the entire room could hear him . " Allow me to introduce myself . My name is Pete Price Chairman of Priceland Techware , this is my wife Gloria , our son Sean , his wife Catherine , our granddaughter Gracie ... " Pete then turned around and gently pulled Rabena to the front . " And this is my niece Rabena Price . " The crowd let out loud gasps , as Thomas and the Crests tried to walk over , four large security guards stood in their way . Pete continued on . " 19 years ago , my older brother Paul along with his wife Grace adopted Rabena after she had been abandoned to an orphanage . Later on , around the time Rabena was six , it was discovered that there was a human - trafficking ring going around to different continents stealing babies and selling them to black market orphanage workers who were receiving percentages for children being adopted out . " This information stunned even Rabena , her parents never told her this information . Pete looked at Rabena with slight sadness in his eyes , it looked as if he were about to reveal a dirty secret . " Shortly after the ring was taken down , my brother and sister - in - law investigated to verify if Ruby was apart of that kidnapping ring . Turns out she was . " Rabena could feel the blood drain from her face as her hands started to tremble . Aaron looked at his fiancé , his face filled with sorrow , he knew Pete would be revealing the full truth . He gently held her hand to give support . Damon walked up and grabbed her other hand . " Once my brother and his wife learned the truth , though it pained them realizing they may be losing their only child , they decided to find out who Rabena's biological parents were . That's when we learned it was the Crests . Figuring they would be happy to find their long - lost daughter , they book an immediate flight to Banton . " Pete turned back to Rabena ; her breathing had slightly accelerated as she wondered where this story was going . Glancing over to the Crests , she noticed Amber and Davis looking as if all the air had been taken from them . Pete continued . " Some of you may or may not know this , but my brother and his wife were not very flashy people , and they didn't often leave the western continent much less travel to the northern continent . That's why , when the Crests first met them , they assumed they were commoners or at the very least below them . When they informed them they'd had their biological daughter for the past 5 1⁄2 years ... " Rabena could feel the tears streaming down her face . Pete's eyes began to water as well . Damon looked over at his parents with shock , if Pete was about to say what he thought .... " The Crests told them they didn't want Ruby because she had been tainted by people beneath them . " Loud gasps irrupted throughout the ballroom , many of the guest had tears in their eyes as they listened to Pete . What kind of people would abandon their own child . Hearing the whispers , Amber yelled out " THAT'S A LIE ! " Pete opened up the paper he'd been holding . It was adoption forms along with the parental release forms . The Crests signed their rights as parents over to the Prices . Rabena felt as if she was going to faint . Her eyes burned as they overflowed with tears . Damon was now also crying ; he looked over at his parents ; Darius and Daniel also standing in shock . They never knew about this . Darius spoke first .