Chapter 1539


    Serena froze for a moment, caught off guard by Arabe''s seemingly out-of-the-blue question. The


    haunting memories of that cold, sinister basement still sent shivers down her spine whenever they


    crept into her mind.


    "Is all the danger I faced in Dawnstar somehow connected to you?" Arabe''s gaze was piercing as


    she asked directly.


    Serena was taken aback, "What danger?"


    "What danger? What are you two talking about??" Louisa walked into the dining room just in time to


    overhear their conversation about some danger and looked puzzled, "What happened?"


    "It''s nothing," Serena and Arabe spoke in unison, neither wanting to worry their mother.


    "Serena, what happened to your lips? Why are they so swollen? And your face, it''s so flushed?"


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    Keh asked, bewildered.


    Serena started to exin, but a burning sensation in her stomach surged, making her feel nauseous, "I


    need to go to the bathroom."


    Before leaving the table, she nced at Arabe, unsure whether it was a plea for Arabe to let


    bygones be bygones or fear that Arabe might reveal something.


    Louisa sat down, and once Serena was out of sight, she turned to Arabe, "Be, I heard you''re


    Queena and Jamie Noelle. Do you know how stunned I wasst night when I heard from friends?


    You''ve be so aplished; I can''t even find the words to praise you."


    "Yeah, you''re practically a master in your field. Be, you must have had a tough time over the years."


    Keh said as he served her a fried egg and topped off her milk, "We always hear about your


    achievements from others. You''re way too modest."


    "All those titles are just what others have pinned on me," Arabe didn''t take any of those des


    seriously. Chess master, violin virtuoso - to her, they were all bubble reputation.


    But it was precisely her humility that endeared her to others.


    "My dear kid, do you have any idea how many people spend their whole lives chasing such a title? It''s


    clear that those old masters really invested a lot in you over these past eighteen years. We really need


    to thank them properly, and you are truly gifted and hardworking."


    Keh knew that such achievements required continuous effort and sacrifice.


    "You''re amazing, and I’m so proud of you!" As Keh praised her, he couldn''t help but get teary-eyed,


    thinking of all the hardships his child had endured over the years.


    "Be, Mom''s proud of you too. At the birthday bashst night, I heard Serena was bad-mouthing you


    to her friends, saying you broke up her engagement with Romeo?" Louisa said, then quickly added, "Of


    course, you shouldn''t feel any pressure. Just tell us what you know, and don''t worry about how it might


    affect us or anyone else."


    "Yeah, don''t hold back just because we''ve doted on her for eighteen years, or because you''re afraid


    we''ll be upset, or for any other reason. Just be honest with us, Be. Did Serena really do that?"


    As Keh spoke, Louisa interrupted, "Be''s ears aren''t that long to hear every conversation


    between Serena and Lindsay. But Be, you can share what you know, what you''ve seen, and what


    you''ve heard."


    "Exactly, let us understand the situation," Keh said, looking at Arabe expectantly.


    Seeing that they genuinely wanted to know, Arabe spoke in a calm voice, "Lindsay did say that


    Serena told her I stole Romeo from her."


    Keh and Louisa were stunned!