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.

mood to answer her question. She looked at Chasel,

treat me like family. But every single thing you do, every word

tears fell pitifully.

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

were complicated, but it wasn’t true.

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

stand it anymore and stepped in to defend: “Bella’s

to you? You’re an outsider so why are you sticking your nose in other people’s business?”

more tears of hurt and disappointment: “I just wanted things to stay the same, to continue having the love of my parents and brothers. What did

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 Mya: What? Was there such a thing? If Serena really did

bad rumors there are about her, I’m the one who spread them? Let me make it clear again: I did not spread

you?” Chasel looked into her eyes again, fluctuating between