The Princess and the Pauper (Arabella) novel Chapter 1987

"Alma, we truly want to help your sister, but she seems so ungrateful."

"Oh, I remember now, didn't Mrs. Collins say it just yesterday? She's an ingrate, no matter how nice everyone is to her, it's all in vain."

"Alma, it just came to me, the last time you were seriously hurt, wasn't it because she was scheming behind your back?"

"It must have been her. That's why you've only just recovered to go shopping with us."

"She's the one who had people beat you up."

Upon hearing this, a sense of dread washed over Serena. She pressed the switch on her wheelchair to flee, only to be kicked back into place by Alma.

"Alma, what the heck do you want?!" Serena was downright furious now.

"Well, when they threw you out, I didn't get the chance to properly say goodbye."

Serena suddenly felt scared.

"Looks like today's your lucky day, Alma. The stars have aligned to hear your prayers. She's not going anywhere fast, and we'll help you out. It's the perfect opportunity for some quality sister time."

"Yeah, it's been ages since you've seen each other; there's got to be so much you want to talk about."

Two of the friends each grabbed one of Serena's arms, while a third opened the door to the fire escape, and the fourth pushed the wheelchair, steering Serena into the stairwell.

"What are you doing? This is a mall. Ah. Alma! You bunch of little witches, how dare you."

Serena's screams of anger echoed through the stairwell.

After withdrawing some money, Dora returned to find Serena gone, and she urgently asked Octavia, "Where's my lady?"

Octavia, who had been lounging on a trendy bench by the elevator, gracefully stood up, took the money from Dora, and said without expression, "She ran into some old friends and went to the stairwell to catch up."