The Princess and the Pauper (Arabella) novel Chapter 1725

Arabella couldn't break free now, could she?

Was she really about to die?

If she did, without a daughter, would the Collins family finally turn their affection back to her, their adopted girl?

And, the outside world was still in the dark about the Collins family having a biological daughter. They only knew of her, Serena, as the sole heiress. Arabella had come and gone like a gust of wind, but in the end, it was Serena who graced the public eye wearing the crown jewel title of the Collins family.

Would that mean her engagement to Romeo could resume?

The mere thought of everything returning to how it used to be sent a thrill of excitement through Serena.

This was just too good.

It felt like a dream.

"Today, I'll vent your anger for you. However she used to bully you in the past, I'll make her pay back tenfold, a hundredfold!" Martha spat out, delivering another fierce slap to Arabella's cheek.

The sound resonated through the air.

"Let go of me! Boss—"

At that moment, Horace was nearly losing his mind, his eyes blood-red with anger.

Arabella had taken his share of the punishment, so he was spared from being dragged away.

Watching her get hit was unbearable for Horace. He wanted to slaughter these brutes, to shield his boss behind his own body.

"Ha! Hahaha." Martha laughed triumphantly, looking at Serena to ask, "Feels good, doesn't it?"

The corners of Serena's mouth twitched with uncontainable glee, but despite Arabella being slapped, her icy gaze remained clear, her expression devoid of fear or agony.

She stood as cold and unyielding, looking at them as if they were fools.