Sydney had a point when she said that Brandon and his wife were good parents...
Indeed, Brandon and his wife were good parents.
Twenty-seven years ago, the couple was made to believe that Clarice was killed by Harry.
In twenty-seven years, it never occurred to them that Clarice might still be alive.
But they never forgot Clarice even though she was killed twenty-seven years ago.
Not all parents always remember their dead children.
Even if their child died, they had to move on with their life. They couldn't stop living because their child died.
That was impossible, not to mention the fact that the child died twenty-seven years ago.
Many parents might forget about it. They might never remember that they had this child.
But Brandon and his wife never forgot their daughter, so they were good parents.
Although Brandon and his wife believed Clarice had been killed twenty-seven years ago, when Clarice came to find them, they never doubted her. They accepted her immediately and loved her so much. They wanted to make it up to her.
Not all parents could do that, especially for rich people.
Rich people valued their decency and they never stopped comparing themselves with others. They compared their wealth, their spouses, and their children with others.
They didn't want to lose out or be the butt of other people's jokes.
When Denna first went to Brandon and his wife, she was an obsequious, rude, shallow country girl.
But Brandon and his wife didn't look down on her. After realizing she was their daughter, they accepted her immediately.
They didn't care that they might be ridiculed for having such a rude daughter.
Brandon was always proud, but he was willing to give up his pride for his daughter.
Even Julien admired him for it.
If it were anyone else, they probably wouldn't accept such a daughter. They would be ashamed to have such a daughter. They'd worry about being the butt of other people's jokes. Even if it was their own daughter, they might drive her away.
It had happened before in the Leigh family.
A few years ago, there was an incident in the Leigh family. When their daughter was born, the nanny switched her own daughter with the Leighs' daughter.
Then the Leighs' real daughter lived in poverty, while the fake Miss Leigh lived in luxury. The latter was well versed in the arts. She was an elegant lady, and many young men fell for her.
One day, the Leighs'real daughter returned to the Leigh family, but the nanny's daughter did not return to the nanny's home. She still lived in the Leigh family using the Leighs' family name.
After their real daughter returned to the family, the Leighs didn't accept her. They didn't tell anyone that the girl was their real daughter. They told the public that they had adopted the girl out of kindness. The reason was simple: the Leighs were ashamed of the girl because she was a vulgar country girl.
They said they adopted her. People would think they were kind. They got their real daughter back and would not be humiliated by her vulgarity.
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