The old master passed away, and his eldest son inherited the plantation. Much to his mother’s horror, he took a slave woman openly as his mistress. He began to place his own offspring in the positions of greatest authority in the house. One day, he summoned Elvira and a few of the other slaves. Waiting for him to speak, she realized she was surrounded by the sons and daughters of his brothers. “You are all to be sold,” he said curtly. “I cannot stand to have my brothers’ bastards in my house.”
THE SCANDAL
But how you just gone up and sell your nieces and nephews like they aren't your kin, either
