Chapter 1587


    "Ever since Arabe waltzed back into this house, you''ve been wronged. What''s the big deal in venting


    to a friend? Is Arabe some kind of royalty that she can''t handle a couple of harsh words without


    keeling over?" Martha paused, her concern evident, "You still haven''t told me, how''d you get all banged


    up? It looks pretty bad."


    Serena recounted the series of unfortunate events at her birthday party, including the bullying by Alma,


    the beating she received at her doorstep, and her fall while chasing after her parents'' car, hoping for


    their forgiveness.


    Martha''s eyes misted with empathy. "Serena, what did you do to deserve such treatment?"


    "Martha, don''t cry." Serena suddenly felt that, in this family, Martha was the only one who truly cared for


    her.


    Noticing the scars on Martha''s wrists as she wiped her tears, Serena asked with concern, "You never


    told me, how did you get all these injuries?"


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    Unable to hide the truth any longer, Martha spoke in a hoarse whisper, "I was taking out the trash


    tonight, and out of nowhere, I got jumped. They left me in the dump, and it took me forever to crawl


    out."


    Just recalling the incident made Martha feel nauseated.


    The open dump, where the neighborhood discarded their garbage, would only be cleared by the


    sanitation trucks the next morning.


    It was during the stench-filled evening hours that Martha had been attacked and tossed into the refuse.


    The mix of vile odors was enough to make her retch repeatedly.


    "I had no clue what was going on until I heard that Debby and Daisy got the same treatment today.


    Then it hit me. Maybe it''s because they picked on those servants Arabe was protecting, and I got


    thrown out for trying to sabotage Arabe with that oil spill."


    "Could it be that all three of us had wronged her, and that''s why Mrs. Collins couldn''t let it go and


    ordered this payback?"


    Serena was shocked to learn about Debby and Daisy''s ordeal, "Now I remember, before mom and dad


    shipped me off here, they med you for leading me astray. They must think you''re the bad influence,


    and that''s why they''re taking it out on you, and settling scores with Debby and Daisy as well."


    Thinking it over, Serena felt a surge of indignation on their behalf.


    "That oil spill. We were the ones who got hurt, not Arabe. They docked your pay, kicked you out, and


    now, after all this time, they have someone beat you up? That''s just too much! And Debby and Daisy


    were just trying to put those uppity servants in their ce because they were so unbearable. But mom


    and dad still want to settle old scores."


    "Serena, haven''t you noticed? When thedy of the house adored you, we basked in your glow. Now


    that you''ve been relegated to the guest quarters, it''s no wonder we''re."


    Serena hadn''t realized that falling out of favor herself had dragged down her once loyal servants, "Mom


    and Dad also said that if I don''t reflect on my behavior and dare to disrespect Arabe again, then I


    don''t deserve to carry the Collins name."


    "What did you say?" Martha was in disbelief.


    "Ridiculous, isn''t it?" Serenaughed bitterly, the pain clear in her voice. Her parents, who had


    cherished her for eighteen years, were now ready to strip her of her family name just because of their


    biological daughter''s arrival.


    "They''ve gone too far!" Martha never imagined thedy of the house could be so cold-hearted.


    Eighteen years of love for her daughter, and yet, as if uprooting a cherished tree, they were ready to


    deny even her name to such a splendid person.