Otherwise, with Isabella's proud personality, seeing Serena excel time and time again would inevitably throw her sense of balance further and further off kilter.
This would be a severe blow to Isabella.
Catherine was also worried Isabella would feel scared or overthink things, so she even arranged for Agnes, who had been banished to work in the back garden, to return to her side.
However…
Isabella clearly didn't recognize any of this.
All she knew was that her mother, who had always doted on her, was now kicking her out for Serena's sake!
"Mom…" Isabella sobbed uncontrollably, reaching for Catherine's hand, trying to play the victim and win her sympathy.
But Catherine's expression only flickered with a hint of pity before she turned her face away.
She even pulled her hand back, not letting Isabella grab it.
"You have to own up to your mistakes. Is that not what the Lancaster family has taught you?" Julian could tell from her expression that she had no idea of their mother's good intentions.
He pushed up his gold-rimmed glasses, his eyes cold and stern. "If you can't figure it out, then you can stay at the villa and think it over until you do."
"Julian…" Isabella's eyes widened in disbelief.
Before, whenever she cried or acted wronged, her mother would feel sorry for her, and her brother would protect her.
But now, she was crying so pitifully, so heartbrokenly.
Her mother was unmoved.
And her brother was still thinking of sending her away to the countryside.
What had she done wrong? Why were they kicking her out of the Lancaster estate?
Was it because she had challenged Serena to a competition?
Was it because she had tried to stop Serena from treating Mr. Hank?
Was it because of these little things?
But these little things…
She was the one who ended up facing the consequences!
She was the one who had been forced to publicly apologize to Serena, to crawl on her knees from the stage to the ballroom entrance.
She was the one whose chance to save Mr. Hank was stolen by Serena, losing the opportunity to become his benefactor!
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