The Princess and the Pauper (Arabella) novel Chapter 2024

Florence tossed out those words with a huff, her hand gripping her daughter's as they turned to leave, refusing to spare another glance at her foolish son.

Diana glanced back, her eyes blazing red with anger as she spat out a venomous warning, "You better keep her locked up forever, because every time I see her, I'll put her in her place! I, Diana, will never reconcile with her in this lifetime! As long as I draw breath, she'll never set foot in the Cooper family’s house again!"

Upstairs, Serena's eyes glinted with a ruthless light upon hearing those words.

Ten minutes later, Dr. Leona finished setting Serena's cast, and the maids helped her into fresh clothes.

When Martin climbed the stairs, he saw two maids packing Serena's belongings. Serena was at the vanity, attempting to remove her earring, but she accidentally touched a wound on her earlobe and winced in pain.

"Serena." Martin rushed over, noticing her injured ear for the first time. Could it have been from when their mother and sister had lashed out, tugging at her earring?

He glanced at Dr. Leona, who quickly bent down, apologizing, "Sir, I'm sorry. I didn't notice the wound on Serena's ear. I'll take care of it right away."

"Forget it." Martin was visibly upset, "You may go. Leave the first aid kit."

He noticed that Serena had already removed all her jewelry, laying it piece by piece on the vanity, seemingly with no intention of taking them with her.

"This earring is still on. Martin, I've made up my mind. I'm moving out today. Let's not upset Mrs. Cooper anymore. She has a heart condition, and we don't want to trigger it. Don't worry about me; I can take care of myself."