Chapter 1817


    Bleary-eyed, she gazed up at the luminous moon hanging in the night sky, memories flooding back of


    holidays past when her family would gather, feasting and chattering away, ensconced in warmth and


    Those days were blissfully happy.


    Her family would look at her with affectionate smiles; she was the cherished little princess of the


    household.


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    But everything changed when Arabe returned!


    It was like her world had been turned upside down!


    It took her a moment to take in her surroundings again. She was in a cluttered storage room filled with


    various odds and ends. A stack of brand-new stic basins was tucked away in a corner.


    The top basin still held the remnants of the icy water that had been used to startle her awake.


    It was just a bit of water, and it came from a fountain, not the kind you''d want to drink.


    But driven by instinct, she crawled toward it, eventually bowing her head to gulp down everyst drop.


    Fountain water, unlike the tap water at home, was unboiled and mixed with melted snowkes, giving it


    a peculiar taste.


    But Serena didn’t have a choice. She didn’t want to die; she had to save herself, to drink water to cling


    to life.


    Time passed, and she heard the voices of the servants outside.


    "The doctor says she won’tst 24 hours, and now there''s less than two left. Should we remind Mrs.


    Collins? It wouldn''t be good for her to die here."


    So, she was dying?


    Serena hadn’t realized her life was ebbing away so fast. A wave of sorrow washed over her.


    Was this it for her? Was her life truly over?


    She didn’t want to die, yet there shey on the ground, too weak to even call out for help.


    "Mrs. Collins said to let her fend for herself unless Erik shows up. Whether she lives or dies, it''s not our


    concern."


    "But at this rate of starvation, isn''t death inevitable? Especially with that fever of hers. I think Mrs.


    Collins wants her gone."


    "Well, it was her own doing for what she did to Ms. Be. She brought it upon herself, she can''t me


    anyone. And her own father won''t evene to save her."


    "Mr. Martin is the only one who’s loyal and caring. But by the time he finds Erik, the one inside might


    already be dead. It''s been quiet in there for so long. It''s eerie in the dead of night."


    Serena couldn’t believe that her mother, who used to adore and pamper her, had ordered her to be left


    to her own devices.


    How steely a heart must one have to do such a thing.


    And she had never imagined that in such dire straits, only Martin still cared, intent on rescuing her.


    Her eyes welled up again, but no tears came. Her heart felt like it was being wrung out, the pain was


    unbearable.


    In the past, a sneeze or a cough would have sent her parents into a frenzy of worry. The family doctor


    would have appeared in a heartbeat, always with the best medicine, as her parents couldn''t bear to see


    her suffer even the slightest difort.


    But now, as the doctor said she wouldn’tst 24 hours, not just her mother, but no one in the household


    seemed eager to save her.


    They truly didn''t want her anymore.


    Eighteen years ofpanionship, eighteen years of affection, were not enough to soften their hearts.


    They truly didn''t care about her anymore.


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    With these thoughts, Serena’s heartache grew more intense. Her vision blurred, and the voices of the


    servants outside faded until she could hear nothing but the weakening rhythm of her own breaths and


    heartbeat. The world seemed to fall silent as darkness threatened to engulf her.