Magical Ties 143 Aunt Charlie Gets Schooled 2

The next morning Moll and Maureen get the Sunroom prepared. They tell Winona that the room is needed for a special meeting with Remi's mom. That they can have Remi's session after the meeting is over. Winona agrees and decides to take the time to explore the area instead. While she is out Moll and Maureen go to the cabin to get the items needed for Remi's apartment. By the time Charlie arrives Jonathan and Yona are ready. Yona looks through all the paperwork that Charlie brought. Jonathan compared what Charlie brought with what he has. Yona is deliberately taking his time hoping to make Charlie a little nervous. That way she will be more ready to tell them what they want to know. When he sees she is fidgeting he nods at Jonathan to start questioning her. 

"Maam I need to just clarify a few things. According to the Mayor, he paid you to keep quiet about your daughter 's attack and about your husband's death. I need to know if this is a correct statement?" they both are watching her reactions carefully to see if they can see any visible distress. Charlie is no longer fidgeting but is very furious. She stands and glares at them her hands balled into a fist. She glares at Yona and starts to tell him off. 

"Look here I know you don't like me because of my selfishness and problems with Aisling. Just know I would never willingly take it money from anyone to be quiet about such things. I love my daughter though I have not always believed that her rape and near-death were completely innocent. I believe that she may have flirted too much and the boy just lost his mind. Until recently I never even thought it was Dean I thought she had a boyfriend, or maybe she just teased the wrong boy. I loved my husband we were happy. I have never remarried because I could never get over his death. Why would I take blood money from anyone? " 

Yona knowing that the room is under a truth spell knows she is not lying . Even if the room had not been under the spell her reaction and quick response showed that she was shocked and angry at just the thought. Jonathan shows her the papers that the Mayor submitted showing her signature. Though those papers were not included in the benefits papers she signed. Jonathan asks her if he can send them for a.n.a.lysis. Charlie immediately agrees. Yona has a few questions for her that has to do with Remi . 

" Why do you have such poor opinion of your daughter?" Looking at her she begins to squirm he knows now she is trying to think up a lie. Looking at Jonathan to see if he notices the difference in her demeanor. Charlie glares at him knowing that she doesn't want to answer. 

" I don't have a low opinion of my child . What was I supposed to think when she is found almost dead and pregnant. She was always an overly outgoing child. I used to tell her and Aisling both they needed not to be so needy of attention. "Charlie is starting to have physical pain from not telling the truth. Yona looks at her again and asks her. 

"Why are you not telling me the whole truth?"

Charlie glares at him her anger rising. 

"My husband was not Remi's father. I got drunk one night in college and had a one night stand. I was just like the two of them when I was younger. The life of the party and I loved the attention I was given. I had been dating Remi's father for only a short time when I found out I was pregnant and we had only you know once. I was to far along for her to his. I don't even know who her father is. So of course I thought badly about her when she began behaving like me. I guess that's why I readily believed that she had a boyfriend. That she couldn't possibly been a virgin at the time and that she just messed with the wrong boy. " by the time Charlie finished she was in tears unable to even coherently finish her sentence. Yona looks at the woman understanding now why she favored her son more than her daughter. Her daughter to her was a drunken mistake, while her son was the child of her soulmate. 

"It's ok Remi knows you love her and your husband loved her as his own. You owe her an apology though Remi was a virgin when she was attacked. Also the drunken boys with her attacker made up the rumors. They did it so that Dean would not realize that Crystal was his. They were trying to protect her from him. The Mayor knew right away because he had a DNA test done right after the baby was born. " Charlie looks up her mascara running down her face from her tears. She looks a mess but her expression is one of puzzlement. 

"They made it up, to protect her. Where was their protection when he was trying to kill her?" 

Jonathan interrupts her before she can say anything else. 

"ma'am you have to understand they were the same age as Remi at the time. They also were to drunk and high to barely stand when the attack happened. They have regretted it and have tried to help make amends over the years. I'm not sure if you know them or not. During our investigation we found that they would leave things that Remi needed on your porch. They would follow close when she would be alone to make sure she would not be bothered. One even paid half her rent and another would supplement her pay. They did this out of guilt over not being sober when she was attacked . Also because she was alone with a child that had no father. They were children still but they did what they could without drawing attention. The moment that she was hurt again the four of them already decided to come forward to help with the investigation. They also were willing to do so at the cost of their reputations and jobs. I won't tell you who they were because they do not need for it to effect them anymore. Remi already forgave them and accepted their apologies for their parts. What we are going to do is see when the Mayor could have added this doc.u.ment for you to sign. That way we can stop his lawyer from trying to say that you were involved. As soon as I have the papers a.n.a.lyzed I will let you know." Jonathan gets up and leaves . Yona is not ready to let her go yet he wants to get some more answers before she leaves. 

"Why did you sell the vacation home for do little and then not do what was supposed to be done?"

Charlie shrugs her shoulders and shyly looks up at him. 

"I didn't actually sell it. I just borrowed the money against it from my friend. I truly thought Aisling would get over her hurt and anger . Then she would do like always and tell me to never mind. I didn't know that she was going to stay so mad for this long. She never holds a grudge or punishes anyone. She has only been like this since meeting your brother. Now they are married and have babies coming so I guess that my hope of her going back to be the old Aisling is over. I know I'm selfish and senseless when it comes to money. Know this though I would never put money before my family. I would have given up everything if I could have my Remi back like before. I would have not asked so much if I knew that it was hurting Aisling at the time. I know I hurt her horribly when I sided with the others. I thought that it was unfair that she was the only one to inherit. I did not know that there were specific stipulations that had to be met. I thought that my brothers were doing it on their own because of how badly she was treated by our sister and brother in-law. I know to you I'm a horrible person and I know that I need to repent and make amends. I'm just asking for more time." Yona knows what Remi has in store for her mom. So he tells her.

"I tell you what if you will stay a short time at Remi's apartment and work on bettering yourself. I will delay the proceedings. You also have to get Thomas under control. I will tell you this now. I love your daughter and her child. I have already told Remi that no matter what happens between us that I will be a father to Crystal. That means if Thomas is mean to either of them again that he will be punished severely. He is supposed to protect his sister and niece. Just like your brothers have always protected and coddled you. Just like they have always tried to be there for your children. If you are willing to do that then I will delay everything. If he needs a car he can have Remi's old one . Not the new one." 

Charlie agrees to his terms. As she is getting up to leave there is a knock on the door. Winona is back and wants to start her session with Remi. Seeing that Remi's mom is there she asks if she would like her to sit in. Remi agrees but refused to talk not wanting to speak yet in front of her mom. 

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