The Princess and the Pauper (Arabella) novel Chapter 1794

With Louisa's permission, Martin hurried through the door, following the servant with an urgent demeanor.

He found four elders seated around a patio table in the garden. Striving to keep his inner turmoil at bay, Martin greeted them politely, "I'm terribly sorry for intruding at such a late hour."

Darren and Belinda had already retreated indoors, no longer wanting to be around the drama surrounding Serena.

Noticing that Kenneth and Louisa hadn't responded immediately, Eunice spoke up, "There's no need for formalities anymore. No need to consider us as uncle- and aunt-in-law."

Martin was taken aback by her words, a mix of surprise and bewilderment crossing his face.

"Serena Lott is no longer our niece."

Though Martin was clueless as to what had transpired, he said, "Mr. and Mrs. Griffith, I'm not aware of what Serena did to anger you so, but may I ask why her last name is Lott now? Did she find her biological parents?"

Eunice had confided in him earlier that Serena was not a true Collins by blood, but why the sudden shift from Collins to Lott?

"Watch these videos and you'll understand," Louisa said coldly as she pulled up the surveillance footage from the abandoned building for Martin to see.

Hearing this, Martin's gaze dimmed with sorrow. He recalled the last outburst at Eunice's house when Serena drunkenly claimed he wasn't good enough for her and how she wanted to bear children for Romeo.

That incident had crushed him, shattering the devotion he had offered. Just as he pieced himself back together, the surveillance footage shattered him all over again.

It was only now he realized that Serena had been making advances towards Romeo even while they were together.

That scene at Eunice's place wasn't just Serena losing her temper. It was because Arabella had caught her red-handed after being drugged, and in her drugged state, Serena ended up spilling her deepest, darkest truths.