Chapter 1550


    Serena fumed, her mother had effectively cut off all her escape routes.


    "Can you sneak me those skincare productster, Betty?" Serena tried to negotiate, "Those two


    helpers are as dumb as theye. They didn''t even remember to bring me toner this afternoon! I need


    my skincare routine before bed."


    "Mrs. Collins said, Ms. Arabe Collins doesn''t use all those jars and bottles, and you won''t be needing


    them either."


    Serena''s face stiffened, "What does it mean?"


    "It means that if Ms. Arabe Collins isn’t using all those skincare products, you don’t need them


    either."


    Not even her skincare products were spared!!


    "What about changing clothes? There are only two outfits upstairs. Don''t tell me, mom only allowed you


    to bring me two sets?" Serena asked, not ready to ept this.


    "Yes, Mrs. Collins said you''re here to reflect, not to enjoy life. You only need enough clothes for two


    days, the rest are in the main house and we weren’t permitted to bring them over."


    Serena was livid. So, in this guesthouse, she was supposed to live like a guest, without the luxuries of


    being a part of the Collins family?!


    Was that it?! Was that what her mother intended?


    This was just too much!!


    "Ms. Serena Collins, do you need anything else? I only have ten minutes left." Betty nced at the


    clock, growing anxious, "If I go over an hour, I lose ten dors off my wage for every minute."


    Serena hadn''t imagined her mother would be so ruthless. To discourage the staff from chatting with her,


    she had even made it a matter of time and money.


    "Don''t be too down, Ms. Serena Collins. Maybe one day Mrs. Collins will remember your good qualities,


    or see that you''ve repented, and she might let you out early."


    At the mention of this, Serena scoffed coldly. Her mother had hardened her heart to this extent, almost


    leaving her to fend for herself. Hoping for her mother to fondly recall her good traits seemed like waiting


    for a blue moon.


    "In about ten days, both families'' elders will visit. Your grandparents, and all your uncles and brothers,


    someone will surely speak up for you. Then, Mrs. Collins would consider what they said, and it''ll only


    be natural for you to join the family reunion."


    Since Martha left, Betty had been the only kind soul to Serena.


    Serena thought there was some logic to it. New Year’s Eve was the biggest day for them, all about


    togetherness.


    But with ten days to go, she didn''t even know how to get through theseing days. Especially with


    the in meals three times a day, no one to talk to, and no permission to leave the ce.


    "What if mom only lets me join the dinner on New Year, and then sends me right back here?" Serena


    worried. That could mean being shut away indefinitely.


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    "The thing that upset Mrs. Collins the most, the thing she cares about, is that you disrespected Ms.


    Arabe Collins. If you just correct that, considering the eighteen years of affection, she might let you


    off the hook. She can''t possibly keep you here after the New Year, especially when school starts again,


    right?"


    Serena felt there was sense in these words.