DreameNovelChapter 53 Alden was rarely one to lose his temper, especially with his adopted daughter.
"How have your mom and I raised you? How could you be so oblivious? Do you have any idea how embarrassed we are?!" Grace imagined herself sitting at the card table with her affluent friends, feeling like she was the odd one out. Her expression wasn't any better.
Usually, she'd jump to Arabella's defense, but this time, she held her tongue. Especially after Arabella's last remarks had struck a nerve.
Follow on NovᴇlEnglish.nᴇtSaying an adopted daughter wasn't a real daughter, and she had the nerve to call Miranda an impostor. But Arabella was also an adopted daughter of the Hawke family.
Those words didn't just upset Mrs. Hawke, they echoed discomfort through the entire Hawke family. The four sons remained silent, their expressions hard and cold. It seemed none of them had expected Arabella to say such things.
To top it all off, they had spent an additional three hundred thousand just to get into the banquet. And now, not only was that money wasted, but they also faced the humiliation of being kicked out. Arabella clung to Grace's arm, tears streaming down her face as she pleaded, "I'm sorry, Dad, Mom, I didn't mean to... I just felt so upset seeing her call someone else 'Mom'. I felt bad for you. She's your real daughter, and yet, just to latch onto someone wealthier, the Lancaster family, she pretends not to know you. That's why I got so mad." Grace's heart softened as she heard Arabella's words. "Bella was impulsive, but you know she's not usually like this. It already happened. What's the use of saying these things now?" Alden retorted angrily, "You've got the nerve to say that! It's all because of the way you've raised her, no sense of awareness!" Arabella bit her lip, casting a pitiful glance at her four brothers.
Alistair sighed, patting her head gently. "As long as you know you were wrong." Orion chimed in, "We can't lay all the blon Bella. If it weren't for Miranda, Bella wouldn't have reacted that way. Who could've guessed Miranda would end up as Miss Lancaster?" Lysander nodded, "Yeah, Dad. Who knows what trick Miranda pulled? It's likely she had President Lancaster kick us out on purpose, just to get back at us." Silence fell over them as they all pondered.
They were all still reeling from the shock of how Miranda ended up as the Lancaster Group's heiress. It was something they found nearly impossible to believe.
Dorian spoke in a low voice, "Having crossed the Lancaster Group, it's likely that..." Alden's expression was grim. "Forget crossing the Lancaster Group, I bet everyone at that banquet will look down on us from now on." Arabella didn't dare utter a word.
"Let's head home," Dorian suggested, leading the way to the car.
The family followed, climbing into the car for the drive back home. They couldn't very well stand outside the hotel all night since they'd got driven out.
Follow on Novᴇl-Onlinᴇ.cᴏmArabella quietly trailed behind them.
Though she had been comforted somewhat and had srelief, no one in the car talked to her on their way back.
Inside, she seethed with resentment towards Miranda, wishing she'd just disappear. If it weren't for Miranda, she wouldn't have faced such humiliation today! The departure of the Hawke family stirred up quite the buzz inside the banquet.
"Maybe Miss Lancaster was right Shaving about the Hawke's having a faken heiress, I mean, dobkat Ms. Hawke, she doesn't resemble her brothers at all." "Miss Lancaster wouldn't lie, would she? Did you see Arabella's face turn green when she called her an impostor?"
"Now that you mention it, I remember hearing a rumor a couple of years ago. It was said that the Hawke m family had another daughter, but they favored the adopted one so much they didn't let the biological daughter be seen."
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