xposing Arabella

two deep scars cut through the area, stark and impossible to ignore. Agains

ll looked as severe as ever, a reminder

r uterus. If she hadn't fought her way out of th

ightly, making sure her parents and br

filled t

ve been preparing myself for a child, and the doctor told me not to go hun

s moved from one face to a

hifted, and unease showed through despite their attempts to hide it. Brody gl

derstood. The truth behind the severe injuries Brinley had put her through wasn't something only Archie and Brenton knew. The whole family had known

d it back into place, refusing to let anyone else see the scars on her body for another se

a up. He didn't stop to think that pulling t

color from her face. She struggled agains

ater," Brenton suggested, tightening his grip a

reen lit up as the video

lla and Brenny are there too? Did you miss me?" Brinley's del

she sat by a sunlit window inside a penthouse, a ca

lift of her brows gave her a playful edge. She carried an air that felt both pure and

and and waved, seemingly oblivious to t

one looked at Arabella anymore. Every gaze shifted toward the scree

rning, B

p well last n

Don't start dieting while yo

her is about to change. Remember

let go of her wrist unconsciously. His attention settled on

lf not to care, that none of this mattered anymore. Yet when the people she onc

n open all over again, the pain spreading deep inside. Her fingers curled ti

bright, harmless-looking face

sister upset? If you don't treat her properly, I won't let it slide when I come back!" Brinley tur

"How could that be? We're doing just fine. We've e

d Arabella, his expressio

her arm with his and then looked toward Brinley with a gentle, cheerful expres

dy tensed fo

red slightly, and the light in her e

le. She understood Brinley too well. Brinley thought she

though she didn't care for Brenton, she would never allow someone who once admired her to move on and bu

w, neither Brenton nor Brinley

lations early," Brinley said, forcing a

hroat tightening slightly before he res

r shifted, though n

ly pulled her arm away from Brenton and turned to l

her. Nobody asked about her injury. She had to take care of herself. The burn on he

hanged. What used to be her room now held rows of airplane models, arranged neatly as if it ha

her nose. Her hands rested on her hips as she lifted her chin, a carefree

lipped from Ar

ed. Anyway, you're married now and rarely come back. Ju

ard. He reached out and shut the door, as if even

space here? Not even something as small as a servant's room? When Brinley gets married one day, will you take back

ey alone. Yet when Arabella came back, she had been given a

, they acted as if she were the one being distant and ungrateful, always in

bella, you don't dance, you don't play instruments, and you don't paint. Why do you always compare yourself to Brinley? If you want to compete, then try

nstruments, or had no one ever asked? They had already decided she was lacking and pla

hurt. "Of course, I prepared something. I bought Mom a manor. I came back today to get the papers.

ping in as she waited, worried he

ifference-was too solid, and Archie nodded without hesitatio

nt documents about the apartment her

t hesitation, she moved toward the stairs and head

f the dining room when he heard Archie's voice. He reached out and s

around, Arabella walk

trouble, Brody followed behi

he table, her hand shot out

n. Plates shattered. Glassware hit the floor. L

e to come back for dinner, yet none of the dishes suit

med out. She had reached her limit and re

" Lauren asked, snapping out

pricious, and her mood swings are getting mo

rge's face darke

bring her back another day so she can apologize," Brento