The Princess and the Pauper (Arabella) novel Chapter 1221

Chapter 1221

Why hadn't she realized the family's bias before?

At this moment, Martha knocked on her door, not waiting for her consent, she pushed the door open impatiently.

“Serena, I'm sorry I'm late."

Martha saw the girl sitting on the bed, her eyes red and swollen from crying, and her heart ached. "Il had the day off today. Remember, you said the bakery items at Tranquil Haven Cafe were delicious, so I queued up for three hours just to buy some for you. But when I got home, that wicked witch wouldn't let me bring them in. She said Hans had punished you by making you reflect on your actions in your room."

This wicked witch was none other than Edith.

Seeing the panting Martha who had rushed over, caring about her, the last defense in Serena's heart broke, and she cried even harder.

“Serena, don't cry." Martha was at a loss for words to comfort her.

Serena had never cried out loud like this before, even the vigilant Edith standing outside the door could hear her clearly.

Seeing her crying her heart out, all Martha could do was to hand her some tissues and wait for her to stop crying before wiping her tears.

“Martha" Serena lifted her swollen eyes and asked in a hoarse voice, “Do you still remember, long time ago, when Hans invited me to the observation deck to chat?"

“Of course, I remember." Martha said while bending down to help her wipe her tears, “Hans said, it was normal for everyone to be concerned about Arabella's feelings as she had just returned home. You might have misunderstood that everyone was treating you differently than before. But in everyone's eyes, you were still a part of this home, nothing had changed"

Serena didn't expect Martha to remember so clearly. Tears fell again. At that time, Hans spoke so sincerely, she believed him.

Serena's laughter was filled with tears.

“Hans also said that Arabella held no animosity towards you. Sometimes it was you who were unreasonable first, but Arabella was always tolerant, happy to have such a sister. He also said something like, Arabella accepted you for the sake of the parents and brothers, and it gave you an opportunity to be envious of her, to hurt her. If she had firmly refused to let you stay in this home from the beginning, have you ever thought about what your fate would be?"

Serena laughed heartbreakingly for a while before saying, “Martha, you told me then that Hans was indirectly warning me that if I didn't get along well with Arabella, I would have to leave home. At that time, I didn't believe your words, I thought Hans was right. I must have been hit on the head!"

At that time, she doubted herself, feeling that this home indeed didn't belong to her. The love of her parents and brothers, the luxurious lifestyle, the servants’ attention, all didn’t belong to her. She had enjoyed Arabella’s life for eighteen years.

But now she realized that Martha was right. It was the fault of her parents for confusing the children. How could she be blamed? She also lost eighteen years of life being loved by her biological parents, she also suffered losses!

“It's all my fault. I didn't listen to you. I thought if I treated Arabella as my real sister, they would treat me as before."