The Princess and the Pauper (Arabella) novel Chapter 2044

The rest of the family followed his gaze, and there they saw Serena.

Tears brimmed in Serena's eyes as she instinctively cried out, "Grandma, Grandpa."

Her voice was choked with emotion.

Bernard and Cornelia caught sight of her propped up in the hospital bed, her complexion ashen, limbs swathed in bandages. A complex expression flickered in their eyes.

In that complexity, there was not a trace of pity.

Serena's tears fell as she turned to look at the couple she once called her parents, her voice hoarse as she tried once more, "Dad, Mom."

Kenneth and Louisa turned away as if they hadn't seen her, without a single word of response. It seemed as though they had long become strangers to her.

As Serena's tears continued to fall, she looked to her older brothers, her voice small and tentative, "Hans?"

Hans' expression remained indifferent, his voice as calm as ever, "You're no longer a part of the Collins family, and I'm not your brother."

The pain that pierced Serena's heart was unbearable, tears falling as she looked at Chasel and called out, "Chasel."

"Miss Lott, it's more appropriate for you to call me Mr. Collins."

"Clark." Serena's tears overflowed once more.

Clark's response was cold, "I only have one sister, and that's Bella."

Before Serena could call out to Sean, she felt his displeased gaze and dared not speak further. Instead, she turned to David.

"No need to call me. We have nothing to do with each other now," David said, his tone equally cold.

The words from her brothers devastated her, the pain in her heart so intense it nearly suffocated her.

"Bella won't save her," Hans stated flatly.

"Even if she agreed, we wouldn't let her save Serena," Clark added.

"She's now a part of the Cooper family. It's up to the Coopers to deal with their own," Chasel concluded, then turned to Georgia and said, "Let's go."

"Serena is going to die—" Dora suddenly burst into tears. "The doctor said she won't last another three days. Miss Bella, please, save Serena!"

Serena herself was stunned; she hadn't been told this by Martin.

What illness could be so severe?

Why was she left with less than three days to live?

Could it be...