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.

her question. She looked

treat me like family. But every single thing you do, every word you say, you’re all siding with

fell

years. Are our feelings less important than

complicated, but it

family’s home, have you ever been friendly

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

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

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

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

Mya: What? Was there such a thing? If

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

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