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.

Serena was not in the mood to answer her question. She looked at Chasel, tears streaming down her face.

Arabella came back, you would still treat me like family. But every single thing you do, every

tears fell

we’ve lived together for eighteen years. Are our feelings less important than those of

but it wasn’t true.

the day you set foot in the Collins family’s home, have you ever

to the side, couldn’t stand it anymore and stepped in to defend: “Bella’s always been sort of aloof, but

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

same, to continue having the love of my parents and brothers. What did I do wrong? Why did everything change when Arabella came

always been her home so 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

a thing? If Serena really did say

rumors there are about her, I’m the one who spread them? Let me make it clear again: I did

you?” Chasel looked into