The Princess and the Pauper (Arabella)

Chapter 1973

Someone approached Sean, looking to share a couple of drinks, but he casually remarked, "Now, I've got my little sis watching

over me. I'll stick to water, thanks."

Water? At a gathering like this?

The once jovial Sean, a man never seen without a wine in hand, was sipping on water?

The guests were flabbergasted.

They watched in disbelief as Sean actually raised his glass of water for a toast. Panicked, they hurriedly lowered their own glasses

a touch to show deference. After clinking glasses with him, they saw Sean nearly finished his drink and quickly downed theirs as

well.

Tears brimmed in Serena's eyes, a mix of shand anger boiling within her.

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Was this really necessary?

Did Sean truly need to humiliate her so publicly at such a grand affair?

So what if she wasn't his biological sister? So what if she didn't carry the Collins family blood or had once been cruel to Arabella?

Did that warrant such harsh treatment?

Was all his past kindness just an act?

"Serena, don't cry." Dora, although aware of Serena's past mistakes, knew that now Serena was her charge, her mistress. In that

moment, all she could do was offer a tissue and a comforting word.

Watching the reporters flock to her brothers, Serena felt even worse.

Hans, the eldest, declared, "From the moment Serena tried to harm Bella, she is no longer my sister."

Chasel added, "We have only one sister, and that's Arabella."

Clark expressed, "We're deeply disappointed in Serena. Whatever happens to her now has nothing to do with us."

Even David could not conceal his feelings, "After what she did to Bella, forgiveness isn't an option. Not just as a sister, but even as

an acquaintance. | hope she stops riding on Bella's coattails."

Hearing even David, who had always adored her, speak thus, Serena was utterly devastated.

Her tears, which had started in silence, grew into trembling sobs, and finally erupted into a heart-wrenching cry.

The higher her brothers had lifted her in the past, the more painful her fall seemed now.

Her weeping echoed in the air, leaving the servants at a loss for how to help her.

In stark contrast to her downfall, Arabella's situation couldn't have been more glorious.

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No sooner had she finished her meal than a swarm of reporters descended upon her, eager to know how life had changed since

rejoining the Collins family. They asked if her family treated her well and if, as part of a wealthy household, she had been given any

expensive gifts.

Thinking it over, Arabella answered earnestly, "They've givenso much, both materially and emotionally."

"Can you be more specific? What kind of things have they given you? Anything particularly memorable?"

"They're all quite memorable."

But the reporters were relentless, "Such as?"

"Every family member has givena bank card," said Arabella, knowing full well they wouldn't rest until they had sjuicy

details. "Each one with a balance in the millions."

Millions?