The Princess and the Paupers

Chapter 675

When Serena got to this point, tears slid down her cheeks, and a tragic smile appeared on her face.

“Chasel, do you remember that one time we went traveling and your favorite camera fell near a cliff? I tried to retrieve it for you, but I slipped. You grabbed my hand in the nick of time. You were just a kid back then, but you had such strength. You said you’d never let me go, even if it meant sacrificing yourself. Then there was the time we felt the tremors from a nearby earthquake. The house shook, and I thought it was the real deal. I was crying my eyes out. You held me and ran to the garden, telling me that no matter what happened, as long as you were there, you’d protect me. And then there was the time I was playing chase with my friend at home, and we accidentally knocked over the giant LEGO robot you’d spent so much effort building. I was scared stiff, but you comforted me, saying nothing was more important than my happiness. You said I always had the right to mess up with you. No matter what I did wrong, you’d always forgive me in the end.”

As Serena got to this point, she started crying again. She looked up at Chasel with puppy–dog eyes.

“Do your words still hold, Chasel?”

heart seemed to have been ripped out by something, and his eyes became complicated.

front of my friends. I can’t bear to leave mom and dad, you and my other brothers, and all the good times we had. I still want to be your little sister, their

I was just jealous of how kind Myrna was to Arabella. I

Chasel’s sleeve, her tears making her look

“Please give me one

wasn’t moved would be a lie. From childhood to adulthood, he’d always

indulged her and acquiesced