The Princess and the Pauper (Arabella and Romeo) novel Chapter 1380

Serena hung her head low, "It's all my fault. I promise I'll change."

"Serena, I've watched you grow up, and I know you're a good kid at heart," Eunice said, looking at the girl before her and offering guidance. "I won't bore you with a sermon, but now that Bella has come back to this family, I hope you two can live in harmony. Be polite when you speak to her. She is your elder sister after all."

Serena nodded, "I understand. I’ll try."

"There's another thing I need to criticize you for," Eunice continued.

Serena, who had just started to relax, tensed up once more.

"I saw you, dragging your grandpa out for a walk and having the staff take pictures. If I'm not mistaken, you started running with him to make the pictures look better, didn't you?"

Fear flashed across Serena's face. "Aunt Eunice, please, let me explain. I know it was wrong. I just wanted to take more photos with grandpa as keepsakes."

"Your grandpa just had surgery. Bella just saved his life, and here you are, playing around. What if something dangerous had happened? It wouldn't just be on you. How would your uncle and I explain this to the rest of the family? After all, he fell while he was in our care."

Eunice was known for her straightforwardness. "I know kids your age love to post on Facebook, but you can't disregard your grandpa's health for some online likes. It was so cold, even from a distance, I could see him hunched over from the chill."

In truth, Serena had also noticed her grandpa shivering from the cold, but she had hoped he could endure a little longer for the sake of the pictures, even though she herself was shivering.

"Also, about the birthday party last night, I didn't take you because it was a setup, a trap. You have no idea what Bella and I went through. It's not something you could have handled."

Upon hearing this, Serena suddenly felt there was more to last night's party than she had known. Why did her aunt think she couldn't handle it, yet Arabella could?

"Bella has been through a lot and has made many sacrifices for our family. You don't have to be best friends, but at the very least, you should treat each other with respect. If you can't even manage basic courtesy, then why bother living under the same roof?"