The Princess and the Pauper (Arabella)

Chapter 1835

Arabella's phone buzzed with messages that set the room on edge.

[Arabella, before Erik went to see the Collins family, he entrusted his personal phone to me, hoping that after | save Serena, I'd

hand it over to her.]

[I obtained your contact information from his phone without Serena's consent. Although I'm not sure who planned the fire at the

clinic, | bet this phone holds the secrets you're looking for.]

[It might even have details about his organization.]

[I'll trade this phone for Serena's life. Deal?]

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Worried that Arabella might not bite, Martin sent another message.

[I swear, | didn't kill Erik. His death has nothing to do with me.]

Seeing Arabella glued to the screen of her phone, everyone crowded around and asked questions.

"What's going on? Who sent that?" Louisa asked with concern, "Bella? What's wrong?"

"It's messages from Martin. Just as we suspected, Erik did have an ace up his sleeve before he died—a phone meant for Serena."

"So, that means the phone contains the secrets we're after? I'll talk to him," Kenneth declared. "If he refuses to hand it over, I'll

take it by force if necessary!"

It was the first the'd considered such drastic measures.

If it weren't for that fire, his real daughter wouldn't have been swapped at birth, wouldn't have endured years of hardship, and they

wouldn't spent all these years raising Serena, which led to the ensuing chaos.

He had to expose the puppeteer behind the curtain!

"If he's daring to tell us about it, it means he's not afraid of us stealing it," Arabella mused, "If he wanted to hide it, it'd be hard for

us to find it quickly."

"But Bella, why would he tell you this? What's his angle?" Louisa pressed.

"He wantsto save Serena."

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The moment Arabella spoke those words, everyone unanimously objected, "No way."

Arabella was surprised to hear the exact swords from her parents and both brothers.

None of them wanted to save Serena?

Kenneth: "After all she's done to you, how could you even think of saving her? It's generous enough that she's still breathing!"

Louisa: "Even if you save her, she won't be grateful. Who knows if she still blames you for her birth mother's death..."

Hans: "No need to save her. He shouldn't even ask."

Sean: "She's already lucky to have lived this long. Is Martin asking for trouble or what?"

The tension in the room was palpable, each family member wrestling with their conscience and the haunting shadows of their past.

But amidst the turmoil, one thing was clear—their once-entwined lives with Serena had frayed, and they were all yearning for

closure.