Chapter 948 Rather than focusing on Serena's emotions, Clark was at the moment more concerned about Bella and Carol's injuries, so he didn't bother to explain much.
Serena, on the other hand, was growing increasingly upset when Clark didn't call back after she hung up. Tears were streaming down her face like pearls slipping off a string.
Martha, who was nearby, overheard the conversation and had an inkling that something was amiss. She asked cautiously, "Serena, do you think Clark is annoyed with you for disturbing them?" "Clark is becoming more and more unreasonable,” Serena huffed, angrily wiping away her tears. “He deliberately didn't answer my calls just now. | had to call four or five times before he would pick up. Then he asked if something was wrong. Can't | call him if there's nothing wrong? He even sounded irritated! As if | was interrupting something important!" She sobbed a few times, then continued, "And he said he's been busy lately and askednot to call or text him for a few days. What could he and Arabella possibly be busy with? Eating out, sightseeing, snapping photos? That's not important! So busy that he doesn't have teven to answer my calls? Can't even bother to pretend to care about his sister!" Serena cried for a while longer before she managed to say, "He claims to treatlike a sister, but it's all lies! They're probably checking in at stourist spot right now, having a great time! Arabella must have been gloating when she heard how Clark talked to me! She's probably just a step away from flaunting her victory in front of mel!" She sniffled, "I don't see what's so great about her. She always acts so smugly, yet everyone likes her! Why, why doesn't anyone like me? Did Arabella make them act this way?" Martha sighed, "Do you now see the importance of blood ties?" Serena's tears welled up in her eyes. Could it really be because of blood ties? “When they mistakenly thought you were a blood relative, they treated you exceptionally well. But now that you're not, just think about the change in their attitudes. Clark was pretending at first when he cback, but he couldn't keep up the act. All you did was call to check on him, and he treats you like this!" Martha's disapproval of the Collins family, particularly Clark, grew stronger. As soon as he cback, he was glued to Arabella. Anyone would think they were a couple! Nobody stuck to their sister like that. It's just disgraceful! Among his five brothers, he was definitely the least respectable! "Martha, I'm so upset.” Serena sobbed into Martha's arms, "Why, why don't they accept my feelings when | genuinely consider them as my family? My parents, my brothers, even Arabella!" All this time, she had been trying so hard to win them over, but to no avail! “They don't care about my feelings. None of them care about my feelings!" Martha patted her back sympathetically and sighed, "The worst part is you can't leave this family. If you do, Arabella will only laugh at you even more." "Martha, what should | do?" Serena sobbed, "You're the only one who can helpfigure that out now: