The Princess and the Paupers Novel Full Episode

Chapter 1586

The tinny ringtone of Serena's cell phone brought her back from her reverie. Glancing at the screen,

she saw Martha's name flashing.

"Serena, are you okay?" Martha's voice, tinged with concern, crackled through the phone.

"Martha, why are you asking all of a sudden? What's wrong with your voice?" Serena detected a

raspiness in Martha's usually clear tone. Suddenly, she heard the clatter of something falling on

Martha's end.

Martha seemed to be reaching for the fallen object, and in doing so, must have snagged her wound,

letting out an involuntary "Ouch."

Serena's worry spiked. "Martha, what's happened? Are you not feeling well? Are you sick?"

"No, it's—ouch—nothing." Martha's sharp intake of breath was audible.

"I'm sending a video call, hold on," Serena said quickly.

She hung up and shot a video call Martha's way, but Martha declined it.

Serena's curiosity was piqued. She kept trying, and finally, Martha, seemingly with no other choice,

reluctantly accepted the video call.

When Serena's eyes met Martha's bruised face on the screen, she gasped in shock. "Martha, what

happened to you? Did you fall? When did this happen? You never mentioned it!"

"It's nothing. Ouch." Martha winced, possibly having aggravated her injury again. She steadied herself,

holding her side and looking into the camera. "Serena, what's with the bruises on you? What

happened? And where are you? Isn't that the guest room next to the main house? Why are you there

so late, and still in your pajamas?"

Having been with the Collins family for over a decade, Martha recognized the background in Serena's

video call. It wasn't the lavish bedroom of Serena's past.

The floodgates opened as Martha's concern touched Serena's already heavy heart, and tears began to

stream down her face.

"Serena, why are you crying? It's okay, tell me."

Serena poured out the events that had unfolded at Mr. Eugene's birthday party.

"So, because Mrs. Collins heard you were pretending to be Queena's apprentice, she thought you were

trying to punch above your weight. And then she found out you'd been badmouthing Arabella, saying

she sabotaged your engagement with Mr. McMillian. All because of these two things, she banished you

to the next building?"

Serena nodded miserably.

"How can they do this to you? You only pretended to be Queena's apprentice in front of some friends,

and it was those friends who blabbed, not you. It's their fault, not yours. And you even apologized to

Arabella in front of all those guests. What more does she want?"

Martha's words struck a chord with Serena, who felt the sting of injustice all over again.

"If it wasn't for Arabella coming back to this family, you'd still be engaged to Mr. McMillian. It truly was

Arabella who broke that off, whether or not you're the one who told people. There's truth to that, isn't

there? Mrs. Collins shouldn't have cast you aside over such trivial matters! They've cherished you for

eighteen years. How can they just neglect you now, just because Arabella carries their blood?"

Tears flowed once more as Serena felt the pain of her parents' actions, deepening her sense of

betrayal.