The Princess and the Pauper (Arabella) novel Chapter 2133

Over the years, Kenneth and Louisa led a life that was the envy of the town, hailed as the town's wealthiest couple and showered with respect wherever they went. Lucas and Beverly, on the other hand, seemed forever doomed to languish in their shadows.

To the world, it was always Kenneth's family that shone the brightest, with Lucas and Beverly as mere afterthoughts.

Some even looked down on them, feeling they were not as capable as their elder brother and his wife.

“Is it because of this, you two wanted to take down Kenneth and Louisa—is that it?" Cornelia asked with heartache.

"Yes." Beverly lifted her gaze. "Whose fault is it that you never gave us a fair chance from the start?"

Cornelia was furious; she never thought this dearly-bought daughter-in-law could be so vicious in heart and dare to talk back, anger driving her to fiercely slap her.

A crisp slap resounded in the room, leaving a vivid handprint on Beverly's cheek.

"Do you think we decide let Kenneth run the family business randomly? If he lacked the talent, or if he was a profligate, do you honestly think we would entrust him with the family business?" Cornelia trembled with anger, "Since they were little, many great teachers and mentors posed challenges to them, and Kenneth's responses were always superior to Lucas's."

"That's because Kenneth is older than Lucas, and you've been grooming him since he was very young, so naturally he knows more." Beverly's voice was heart-wrenching.

At that time, Lucas seemed indifferent to taking over the business.

Furthermore, when their parents had divided the inheritance, they had given him the business and Lucas the assets of equivalent value.

But in Beverly's eyes, the business was the key to wealth in the long run. The roads to success had been paved by their parents, connections made through their efforts, and all Kenneth had to do was follow the plan, easily keeping the wheels of wealth turning. But money depreciates.

Though their parents had given Lucas assets of equal value, starting their own business from scratch and building everything from the ground up, was far more challenging than the path laid out for Kenneth.