The Princess and the Pauper (Arabella) novel Chapter 1632

Hearing her mother addressed it was horrifying, Serena's tears cascaded down her cheeks, "I was just blabbering. I had no idea Bella is Summer. People say whatever they want online. I was just spouting nonsense. Mom, you have to believe me; you might not trust me on anything else, but on this, I really am innocent!"

Louisa watched her sobbing and was utterly unmoved, her voice icy as she said, "Wait until Bella gets back, you apologize to her in front of the whole family then you can pack your bags and leave."

Serena gazed blankly at Louisa, her mother who used to cherish her and now was ready to cast her out. Not just cast her out, but demand an apology to Arabella before leaving, and in front of the whole family?

The whole family? Including Grandma and Grandpa, her aunt and uncle? Was she trying to strip her of her dignity completely?

"Mom, you're throwing me out? You don't want me anymore?" Serena's voice quivered as if bleeding, "You once said, no matter what happens, I'll always be your princess; you said even if my sister came back to this home, you'd treat us equally; you promised to watch me walk down the aisle in a wedding dress."

"And now you have the nerve to say these things to me?" Louisa snapped, "You've brought this all on yourself!"

They cherished her as their own, but she never appreciated it and always hurt their daughter behind their backs. Caught a couple of times, she'd only pretend to be weak, innocent, falsely apologizing.

"Weren't you just too frail to pick up that branch over there, collapsing on the ground? How come now you've got the energy to argue??" Louisa's tone was laced with scorn.

Startled, Serena saw her mother turn to leave and desperately lunged to cling to her feet, nearly causing her to stumble. Had Kenneth not been there to catch her in time, Louisa would have taken a nasty fall.

"Mom, please don't send me away. I really didn't know Bella is Summer." Serena's tears flowed like river, "Nobody at home told me, and I swear to God, I really didn’t know. You can't force the blame on me for something I didn't do."

"Let go," Louisa refused to listen to her explanations.