The Princess and the Pauper (Arabella) novel Chapter 1625

[Arabella bought him a new massage chair?] Serena asked in disbelief.

[Yeah, Ms. Arabella got some brand I've never heard of before. Mr. and Mrs. Collins said it felt like heaven and wouldn't stop praising it all night.]

Turned out her parents really that fickle, which Serena found unexpected. Was it just because the chair she had bought them before was too cheap, not high-end enough? But that was the prize money from her piano competition.

[And that painting you did for them, the one that used to hang in their bedroom, got taken down last night, too and was replaced with one by Ms. Arabella.]

She couldn't believe her ears. Her parents were erasing her presence, stripping away years of her affection with the removal of that painting!

[So, practically nothing you ever gave them is left in their room. That blanket you bought them has been packed away. And the clothes you gifted them, they're not wearing those anymore either, all packed up.]

Serena's expression soured, realizing just how much her parents seemed to disdain her.

[And especially, the bracelet you bought for Mrs. Collins with all your prize money, the one she used to cherish so much, she took that off last night too. Now her wrists are bare.]

Frozen in shock, Serena wondered, why this sudden change of heart from her parents?

[Ms. Serena, you haven't had a falling out with Ms. Myrna, have you?]

Myrna? Chasel's girlfriend?