Chapter 1630


    Louisa''s gaze drifted beyond the windowpane.


    In the winter''s bitter embrace, the girl, whether from the cold or the pain, couldn''t stop her slight frame


    from shivering. Struggling, she bent to retrieve the broken branch lying before her.


    "Ms. Serena." Betty sobbed, shaking her head, "Stop torturing yourself."


    Serena reached out but couldn''t grasp the branch before her; whether from her lingering illness or the


    harsh beating she had just endured, she once again copsed weakly into the snow.


    "Ms. Serena?!" Betty cried out, rushing to her aid. Serena''s body was limp, as if all strength had fled


    from her. It took Betty several attempts to finally prop her up, "Mr. and Mrs. Collins, Ms. Serena can’t


    make it! Please,e out and check up on her!"


    Keh and Louisa were overwhelmed with mixed emotions.


    That was when Edith briskly entered the living room, "Mrs. Collins, something happened."


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    She handed Louisa an envelope.


    Outside, Serena knelt, her teeth chattering in the cold.


    "Ms. Serena, are you freezing? I''ll fetch you a coat."


    Betty started to rise, but Serena''s icy hand pressed her down, her voice trembling, "No need."


    She had dressed lightly on purpose, hoping to soften her parents'' hearts. The more she suffered in the


    cold, the more disheveled she appeared, the greater the chance to move her parents.


    Before long, the grand doors of the main house swung open, revealing Louisa and Keh standing


    there.


    "It''s Mr. and Mrs. Collins; they''vee to take you inside," Betty''s face lit up with joy, she quickly wiped


    the tears from her face, genuinely happy for Serena.


    The moment Serena saw her parents, tears welled up in her eyes; she knew they still cared for her.


    Erik was right; as long as she looked pitiful before them, her parents couldn''t be heartless.


    Earlier, she had tampered with the branch, hoping her parents would see the broken piece, witness her


    getting beaten, and be moved to let her return to the main house.


    It seemed her scheme was about to pay off.


    The snowkes fell thicker, Louisa descended the steps, moving toward Serena. Keh held an


    umbre over her.


    Serena implored Betty weakly, "The branch''s broken; use your hand, p my face hard."


    Clearly, she meant for Keh and Louisa to hear.


    "Ms. Serena???" Bettycked the courage, shaking her head vehemently, "You''re already pale; you


    can''t be hit anymore."


    "Do it quickly." Serena clutched her hand, as her parents drew nearer, pleading desperately, "Let me


    learn my lesson; let me remember for life how outrageous my mistake was. If you won''t do it, must I?"


    Louisa approached and stood still before her.


    "Fine, I''ll punish myself," Serena was about to feign hitting herself. But in the next instant, Louisa raised


    her hand and delivered a stinging p.


    Serena was stunned, even Betty was frozen in shock. What was happening? Wasn''t Mrs. Collins here


    to bring Ms. Serena back to the main house?