The Princess and the Paupers

Chapter 673

How on earth?

Everything’s topsy–turvy?

Serena couldn’t believe that the image she had worked so hard to build had collapsed so easily. She closed her eyes tightly, took a moment to laugh, then slowly rose to her feet.

Since the cat was out of the bag, there was no need for her to keep up the pretense.

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“Yes, I am indeed the adopted child.” Serena lowered her head and took a while before lifting it to look at Arabella. There was self–mockery, heartache, and jealousy in her eyes. “She’s the real Collins family daughter.”

“What on earth is going on?” Délia and her three friends were totally bamboozled.

in the mood to answer her question. She looked at Chasel, tears streaming down her face.

back, you would still treat me like family. But every single thing you do, every word you say, you’re all siding with her!”

fell

lived together for eighteen years. Are our feelings less important than

were complicated, but it wasn’t true.

set foot in the Collins family’s home, have you ever been friendly to

anymore and stepped in to defend: “Bella’s always been sort of aloof, but

glared at Kelly and said, “What’s it to you? You’re an outsider so why

to continue having the

she should be here.” Chasel, as always, kept his cool, but his gaze became more complicated. “And you’ve enjoyed her life for eighteen years, but you smudged her reputation and spread rumors about her after she came back. Did you tell our classmates she was kept by an old man?”**

there such a thing? If Serena really did say this, that’s way

“So now, whatever bad rumors there are about her, I’m the one who spread them? Let me make it

looked into her eyes again, fluctuating