Chapter 1538


    After hanging up the phone, Keh quickly asked, "What did she say?"


    "She said when Romeo showed upst night, a bunch of girls swarmed him; some even confessed


    their feelings in public. Before that, Lindsay did make an appearance, cozying up to Phillip with rather


    obvious intentions."


    Hearing this, Keh thought of Serena''s tear-stained face and couldn''t help saying, "Looks like we


    might have wronged Serena after all."


    "That''s not necessarily the case. Let''s talk to Be tomorrow," Louisa felt torn inside. On one hand was


    the child she had doted on for eighteen years, and on the other was the biological daughter she had


    neglected for just as long. She sat at her vanity, removing her jewelry, her mind wandering through


    memories of the past.


    The next morning.


    Arabe came down to the breakfast table to find Serena already seated, having woken up at some


    unknown hour.


    "Morning, sis. Let me get you some oatmeal," Serena offered, standing up, but a sharp pain in her


    ankle nearly made her lose her bnce, and she quickly grabbed the table for support.


    Arabe was unsure what Serena was up to; her bowl wasn''t even filled yet and Arabe had already


    picked up a ss of milk, sipping it casually, paying no mind to her sister.


    As Serena finished filling the bowl, she carefully set it in front of Arabe, then saying, "We''re alone


    here, and I know you don''t like me calling you ''sis''. I''ll try to avoid it when no one''s around. Aboutst


    night, I''m sorry. I really messed up."


    With that, Serena twisted open a bottle of hot sauce and poured half of it into her ss.


    Arabe''s mind popped up several question marks. Was she crazy?


    "This is my way of showing I''m sorry. Cheers," Serena said, picking up the ss full of hot sauce. She


    grimaced, and before she was halfway through, she nearly gagged.


    "What''s this act now?" Arabe''s cool gaze fell on her, taking her in with detached interest.


    Serena opened her mouth to speak but was overwhelmed by the spice. She fanned her face, and


    Arabe could see the bruises on her wrist and the red marks from a snake bite.


    Serena forced herself to finish the spicy concoction. With just a couple of gulps left, her lips were


    swollen, her face beet red, and she seemed to be emitting heat. In visible distress and after a painful


    struggle, she finally downed the rest of the ss and ran to the kitchen sink.


    Arabe knew she had gone to rinse her mouth. She leisurely continued with her breakfast. After a


    while, Serena returned with swollen lips, the corners of her eyes still glistening from the tears the spice


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    had drawn.


    "From now on, I won''t do anything to upset you again. Martin and I are nning to get engaged, and if


    it''s okay, I''ll move out. I''ll stay away from you, away from this house. I hope you can put the past behind


    us."


    Hearing the words "put the past behind us," Arabe raised her lovely eyes, understanding the


    implication, "So someone''s after you? You''re afraid I''ll say something, hence the hot sauce stunt and


    the engagement talk, hoping I''ll let bygones be bygones?"


    Serena didn''t expect Arabe to be so astute and to guess her motives right away. Resolute, Serena


    locked eyes with Arabe and asked directly, "Deal?"


    "Then tell me, the person in Aunt Eunice''s basement, did you kill him?"