Chapter 69

She glanced at Arabella beside her, and the more she looked, the more Arabella's face resembled that of her biological mother, Luna. This realization made her frown.

Deep down, she believed Arabella was the daughter most worthy of her love, yet something about the situation irked her.

Seeing Arabella splurge on so many luxury items suddenly left a bitter taste in her mouth.

Back when Miranda was living at home, she never really bought her many clothes. Arabella would always pass down her own clothes to Miranda. At the time, she thought Arabella was being considerate.

But now she realized, as soon as Arabella handed down her clothes, she'd immediately buy new ones for herself.

Miranda and Arabella were built differently. Miranda, who had always been undernourished, was skin and bones with a less refined aura. Wearing Arabella's designer clothes was like trying to pass off fakes. Back then, she even resented her own daughter for being so skanky.

But at the Lancaster Group banquet, seeing Miranda in a bespoke gown looking so poised, calling another woman "Mom". Inside, she felt a mix of heartbreak and anger.

With another glance at Arabella now, who seemed only interested in buying luxury goods, her mood soured.

"You need to rein it in; you're not a kid anymore. Even if the family is wealthy, you can't just spend recklessly," she admonished.

Arabella pouted. "Alright, Mom."

"How are things with Theo lately?" she inquired.

bought jewelry. "Good, same as

Your twentieth birthday is coming up

between the families, they

them, so it was crucial to seal the deal quickly.

the banquet, Theo seemed less impressive. She could surely marry into a higher social standing. Marrying Theo felt like

she found Sebastian and Elian far more attractive

heard a lot about how influential Sebastian was in the

for Theo had cooled, far

do? Both families have agreed, besides, you two have been good, haven't you? Didn't you insist on dating Theo back then? Your brothers were upset for quite a while

to be

thought about it and saw the

at Grace's expression and said deliberately, "Mom, there's something I didn't want to tell you, but

had badmouthed her and the Hawke family online

in anger. "That Miranda! She's

softly. "Mom. I think she really resents us now. It's my fault. She must be targeting the Hawke

somehow become the Lancaster Group heiress. With the Lancaster family's wealth, no wonder she doesn't want to come back. She's even forsaken

that moment, Dorian came down the stairs and overheard Arabella's last remark. He

was laced with displeasure, which caught Arabella off

she realize her slip of the

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