The Princess and the Pauper (Arabella)

Chapter 1625

[Arabella bought him a new massage chair?] Serena asked in disbelief.

[Yeah, Ms. Arabella got sbrand I've never heard of before. Mr. and Mrs. Collins said it felt like heaven and wouldn't stop

praising it all night.]

Turned out her parents really that fickle, which Serena found unexpected. Was it just because the chair she had bought them

before was too cheap, not high-end enough? But that was the prize money from her piano competition.

[And that painting you did for them, the one that used to hang in their bedroom, got taken down last night, too and was replaced

with one by Ms. Arabella.]

She couldn't believe her ears. Her parents were erasing her presence, stripping away years of her affection with the removal of

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that painting!

[So, practically nothing you ever gave them is left in their room. That blanket you bought them has been packed away. And the

clothes you gifted them, they're not wearing those anymore either, all packed up.]

Serena's expression soured, realizing just how much her parents seemed to disdain her.

[And especially, the bracelet you bought for Mrs. Collins with all your prize money, the one she used to cherish so much, she took

that off last night too. Now her wrists are bare.]

Frozen in shock, Serena wondered, why this sudden change of heart from her parents?

[Ms. Serena, you haven't had a falling out with Ms. Myrna, have you?]

Myrna? Chasel's girlfriend?

[Why do you ask?] Serena pressed urgently.

[Because she cby yesterday, and after that, Mrs. Collins was furious. She took off the bracelet and ordered your painting to be

taken down.]

Serena remembered the unpleasantness at school. Could Myrna have blabbed everything to her mother? With that thought, her

resentment towards Myrna grew even more.

She couldn't believe that before even officially joining the family, that bitch was already causing so much trouble.

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[And there's more.] Erik hesitated, but eventually continued, [Last night, | overheard something through their door - they were

talking about asking you to move out after New Year.]

Serena stood there, dumbstruck.

Move out? Were her parents kicking her out of the Collins family? Not even the house next door was good enough for her now; they

wanted her gone. Weren't they the ones who always said they treated her as their own daughter? Weren't they supposed to be fair

and loving? Why were they driving her away?

[Erik, did you really hear that?] Serena's fingers trembled as she typed the message.

[I did hear it, but they were just discussing. | don't know what they've decided in the end.]

Tears streamed down Serena's face; eighteen years of being raised by them, and they could still be this heartless.

Even a pet would garner more affection.