Martha spoke in a sincere tone: âSince weâve only been dating for a few days and thereâs a lot of uncertainty, I didnât tell you about this yet, not because I wanted to hide itâ
âI planned on telling you guys after the summer holidays.â At this point, Serenaâs face showed the unique bashfulness and sweetness of a young girl. Clearly, she had really fallen for Martin.
âYou and Martin are really dating?â Louisa asked doubtfully.
âMartha!â Serena pretended to scold Martha for revealing her secret.
Martha quickly explained, âSerena, youâve got someone who cares and loves you; your mom would be happy for you too. Itâs okay to say it. Mister, Lady, if you donât believe me, Mr. Cooper will come tonight.
He said heâs taking Serena to the movies; youâll know then if what Iâm saying is true.â
Kenneth and Louisa exchanged glances, thinking, If Martha or Serena were lying, what were the odds theyâd mention that Mr. Cooper was taking Serena out to the movies tonight?
They must really be dating. If Serena really had someone she liked, thatâs a good thing. She would finally move on from Romeo.
They knew Serena; if she really couldnât let go of Romeo, she wouldnât accept another boyâs pursuit, let alone be with him.
It seemed like theyâre really dating.
Edith couldnât help but say, âJust now Lily had Ms. Bella call Mr. McMillan to prove her innocence; can Serena also call Mr. Cooper to confirm their relationship?â
âEdith, do you not trust Serena? Or do you not trust me? Do you think Iâm making up a person? Even if Tmade up a person, how could Serena just casually date someone? Serena is a person with standards! Plus, how would I know that this person I supposedly made up is free to take Serena to the movies tonight?â
âBesides, Serena and Mr. Cooper have only been dating for a few days; if you call now, it would just be weird and could affect their relationship!â
The Cooper family was also quite well off; although not as wealthy as the Collins family, the gap wasnât large. Martin was a goodâlooking and understanding lad.
Louisa asked again, âThen why did you bully Arabella?â
âLady, youâve really misunderstood!â Martha took over the conversation again, explaining, âLily did that on her own because she didnât like Ms. Bella. You canât blame Seréna for that.â
âJust because Lily treats Serena well, you canât pin her wrongdoings on Serena; that would be too unfair!â
Mum, dad, if I really treated sis poorly, I would be severely punished!â Serena didnât believe in karma, but she knew her words wouldnât come true, so she spoke more fervently: âI would be hit by a car when I go out, choke when I eat, and get hit by something falling from above when I walk,â
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âEnough!â Louisa couldnât listen anymore. âIf you donât have any other intentions towards Romeo and you didnât let anyone bully Bella, weâll let this go. But if I find. out youâre bullying Bella and still harboring illusions about Romeo,â