"Serena's got one too, everyone in this house has, including you." Louisa grinned, digging out a large box of gifts specifically for the staff. It was neatly packed with dozens of identical parcels.
Follow on NovᴇlEnglish.nᴇtShe handed one to Martha, chuckling. “This one's yours.” “Miss Myrna still thinks of us, such a sweetheart,” Martha said, laughing. “What is it?” Louisa unwrapped Arabella’s present from Myrna, a bunch of stunning dresses. Louisa picked up one of them. It was so beautiful that she could already picture Arabella in it. She was sure it would look lovely on her.
"Absolutely stunning, it fits Ms. Bella's personality to a T." Martha complimented generously.
"Right? | think it's gorgeous too. Myrna has a good eye for clothes," Louisa said, examining the dresses Myrna had sent for Arabella, then said to Kenneth, "Myrna is really thoughtful.” "Yeah, Myrna's considerate and polite, unlike Chasel who's more introverted, and not as bubbly as Myrna." "Each to their own. He might not be a big talker, but he always puts her first. He really cherishes her." Spotting the lively chat, Martha took her gift and went upstairs, sneakily taking a photo of the gifts with her phone and sending it to Serena.
"These are all gifts from Myrna for Arabella.” She exaggerated, including all the large boxes in the photo, making it seem like Myrna had given Arabella a ton of gifts.
Follow on Novᴇl-Onlinᴇ.cᴏm"Ma'am also thinks that dress is fabulous, and says Arabella would look stunning in it." "Looks like there are dozens of dresses.” "They look expensive." Martha picked out the most unremarkable dress from the gifts Myrna gave to Serena, purposefully messing it up a bit, took a quick snap, and sent it, hinting, "This is what's left." What was left? What did she mean? Serena was a bit confused.
"It's picked out from that pile of gifts.” Martha added on purpose, "Maybe they thought Myrna didn't prepare a gift for you and feared you wouldn't get along, so they picked some from Arabella's pile. Ah, something less noticeable, as if it's from Myrna." "Serena, I'll put these in your closet. Check them out later." "Okay." After hanging up the phone, Serena was more upset.
Asly glint flashed in Martha's eyes. Serena was her own flesh and blood, watching her daughter call Kenneth and Louisa "Dad and Mom" since she was little, and with their close relationship, of course, she was jealous. This was a perfect opportunity to slowly draw her daughter's heart closer to her, her biological mother.
She hoped to use the Collins family to help Serena gain greater success. Simply put, she wanted to score big from the Collins family, even hoping to live a better life with the Collins family's help.
Emotionally, she didn't want her daughter to maintain a close relationship with the Collins family anymore. She wanted her daughter to depend more on her.