Chapter 1603


    Every bout of sickness, every injury, every tear shed, they felt a wrenching pang of heartache, a surge


    of urgency, a wave of worry.


    Keh''s eyes welled with tears as he read each line. After all, eighteen years of nurturing had


    entwined his heart and soul with hers, awakening memories of warmth and joy that now tugged at his


    heartstrings.


    "Let''s give her another chance." Keh said, his heart melting, "It seems like she truly realizes her


    mistake."


    Edith was busy directing the house staff in decorating the house. New Year was around the corner, and


    the home was adorned with festive cheer. Seeing Serena attempting her old tricks, Edith couldn''t help


    feeling anxious as she noticed Mr. And Mrs. Collins being swayed by Serena''s act.


    "Mr. and Mrs. Collins, you can''t take Serena''s words at face value!" Edith blurted out, stepping forward,


    "Do you remember Ms. Antonia, Melissa, Una, and Christine? They were Ms. Serena ''s best friends,


    and they had a falling out with herst time!"


    Louisa looked up, momentarily distracted from Serena''s words, inquiring in somewhat surprise, "What


    happened?"


    "Thest time they came to visit Ms. Serena, they ran into Ms. Arabe. They insulted her, calling Ms.


    Arabe a home-wrecker. It was only when Hans interrogated them that they revealed Ms. Serena had


    told them she broke up with Mr. McMillian. Ms. Serena imed Mr. McMillian, in a bid to win her back,


    took up with Ms. Arabe to make her jealous."


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    "What did you say?" Louisa was initially moved by Serena''s plea but now felt a mix of confusion and


    shock.


    Keh couldn''t believe his ears. What kind of lies were these? How could she?


    "Mr. McMillian was there at the time, and he stood up for Ms. Arabe." Edith continued, rying what


    she knew, "Serena''s friends couldn''t believe she had lied to them. They were heartbroken and furious,


    and they cut ties with her on the spot. They told Serena that she was living the life that rightfully


    belonged to Ms. Arabe. Ms. Arabe was gracious enough not to demand it back and allowed Ms.


    Serena to keep everything she had. Yet Ms. Serena showed no gratitude and smeared Ms. Arabe


    behind her back!"


    Louisa was impressed by the integrity of Serena''s friends - living more sensitively than Serena herself.


    It was a shame that Serena hadn''t learned from their example and had lost four good friends in the


    process.


    "These youngdies indeed showed their breeding. After understanding the truth, they apologized to


    Ms. Arabe and Mr. McMillian on the spot. After they left, Hans demanded Ms. Serena apologize to


    Ms. Arabe, but her apology was insincere; it was clear she hadn''t realized her mistake. Hans was so


    angry that he sent her to her room to reflect and forbade her froming down for meals until she had


    thought things through."


    Louisa hadn''t realized that Hans had already punished Serena.


    "Mr. and Mrs. Collins, you know Hans''s temper. Your sons are all afraid of him, and Ms. Serena is no


    exception. She was punished once and pretended to make amends by making coffee for Ms. Arabe,


    baking cakes, and serving afternoon tea as an apology. But after all this time, at Mr. Albright''s birthday


    party, she did it again, spreading rumors about Ms. Arabe in front of her friends, iming Ms.


    Arabe was ruining her rtionship with Mr. McMillian. What does this tell us? It shows that she hasn''t


    learned from her mistakes!"


    Louisa and Keh, hearing this, were understandably angry, feeling as though they had raised an


    ingrate!


    One would think that after being disciplined by Hans and losing her closest friends, she would have


    taken time to introspect. But instead, she showed no remorse for the loss of her friends, no reformation


    after Hans''s punishment, and no lessons learned from what had happened. Instead, she repeated her


    behavior, once again speaking ill of Arabe to her friend.


    Did she think that a simple apology would quickly close the chapter on her mistakes?


    "No wonder I haven''t seen Serena''s friendse by to visit her for so long. Now it all makes sense,"


    Louisa said, finally understanding the situation.