The Princess and the Pauper (Arabella and Romeo) novel Chapter 1610

Serena felt uncomfortable, but she managed to say, [It’s deleted now.]

[Good, good. Be careful, especially with the holidays around the corner. You don’t want to give people a stick to beat you with.” Martha felt relieved upon hearing that Serena deleted her comments.

[You know, it’s fine to vent a little in private as long as your parents don’t find out, but once you put it out there, it’s like handing someone a knife. They get to decide when to stab you and how to twist it. It’s like a ticking time bomb. You never know when it’s going to blow up in your face.]

[I was careless.] admitted Serena, realizing that Martha had thought it through. Now she regretted the whole thing. She'd only dished out a few dozen insults at Arabella, but Arabella’s fans had fired back with nearly a thousand. She had wasted so much time and energy clashing with them, and it hadn’t done her any good at all.

Back at Reflections Villa, Edith greeted Arabella with a loving smile.

“Ms. Bella, your timing couldn’t be more perfect. The designers just arrived, and here you are!”

Arabella smiled back, “Where are they?”

“They’ve already headed inside.”

Kenneth, having seen his darling daughter return via the security cameras, rushed out to greet her.

Louisa also came running, taking Arabella by the hand and leading her into the house. “Bella, did you see the news? Those people are just sour grapes. Don’t take it to heart.”