Chapter 131

Arabella's eyes were filled with tears and red. As soon as she heard Grace's words, she rushed forward desperately.

"No! No, Mom, Dad, I've always thought of you as my real parents. The Zade family never raised me, not even for a second - how could I acknowledge them? They threatened me, saying if I didn't give them money, they'd spill the truth about me being a fake heiress, making everyone look down on me. I was terrified, terrified of losing you, so I met with them."

Her tear-stained face was full of anguish. "It's all their wishful thinking. It must have been Miranda who put them up to this. She hates us, and this is her way of getting back at us. Please, you have to believe me. I grew up as your daughter."

Grace took a deep breath, watching Arabella cry like this softened her heart, if only a little.

"If you hadn't done this, would she have anything to hold against you? You knew she resented you and

us, yet you kept provoking her. Don't forget, Miranda is also our daughter. Think before you speak!" Arabella bit her lip, tears brimming in her eyes.

by the Lancaster family, and you're not? You better know your place!" Grace rarely spoke

more disappointed with this

connections - it was all because Miranda inherited the Hawke family's excellent genes, just

something special about her biological

time and effort she'd spent raising Arabella had only turned her into

had spoiled her since little. They

really excelled in anything. The traits she once considered exceptional were lately overshadowed by other ladies. She even started to

anymore.

someone else's child, didn't inherit their family's superior genes, and had

that

out to

a thankless burden. Seeing

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