#Chapter 145: Family Troubles

Amber’s POV Before opening the letter, I immediately called Rafael to join me, inviting Mary as well, so that she could see how the envelope was sealed. Whatever results were within, we would read and learn together. I continued working until they arrived, then the three of us went into the only meeting room in the clinic to do this in private. I passed the sealed envelope to Mary, thinking as the skeptical one, she would want to be the one to read it. She did reach for it, but Rafael snatched it up first. Rafael tore the top of the envelope and then pulled out the single sheet of paper from within. His eyes darted down, reading in haste. I waited for him to tell me what it said, but Mary didn’t. Moving closer to him, she openly read over his shoulder. When they both got to the bottom, Mary scoffed, but Rafael smiled. He looked up at me with a bright brotherly love sparkling in his eyes. “Amber,” he said, and I already knew what he was going to say, happiness filling my he