GoodReadChapter 89 However, not long after their conversation in the study, the news broke out about the Zade family causing a scene at the Lancaster Group's headquarters.
The media was in a frenzy, buzzing with discussions about how much Arabella, Tim, and Luna's son looked alike. When Arabella stumbled upon these discussions, it felt like her world was crumbling.
"Arabella looks more like she's part of the Zade family." "Could Arabella be the long-lost daughter of the Zades?" "Cto think of it, Arabella doesn't really resemble the four Hawke boys at all." Arabella had originally planned for the Zade tto go to Lavinia and speak ill of Miranda, hoping to turn Lavinia against her. It was a tactic she had successfully used in the past to make the Hawke family dislike Miranda.
Follow on NovᴇlEnglish.nᴇtBut she never expected these three useless fools to blow things out of proportion and end up getting detained! She glanced at her phone, staring at the selfie of herself. No matter how much makeup she applied, she couldn't escape the features that tied her to her past.
In frustration, she hurled the phone to the ground. "Useless idiots!" The Zade family constantly pestered her for money, showing up wherever she was, as if someone had tipped them off.
They'd corner her, pleading for funds for their son's schooling and medical bills, like persistent pests she couldn't shake off. She even suspected they had somehow planted a tracker on her.
To avoid them causing a scene in front of her friends, she'd end up giving them money every time. Seeing Miranda's smug demeanor infuriated her, prompting her to send the Zades to confront President Lancaster, hoping that damn Miranda would fall out of favor with Lavinia.
Arabella figured Miranda must have used strick to becpart of the Lancaster family. She wanted Miranda's adoptive parents to emerge because whatever lies Miranda had spun would unravel in the face of truth. And then, she hoped, Miranda would be cast out by the Lancasters.
But she hadn't anticipated the backlash affecting her as well.
Dinner that night at the Hawke household was a tense affair, shrouded in an uncomfortable silence. The four brothers all ate in silence.
Arabella had hoped her brothers would bring up the incident at the shooting range, but Alistair seemed disinclined to start the conversation.
Follow on Novᴇl-Onlinᴇ.cᴏmJust as Arabella was about to speak, Orion broke the silence. "Everyone's speculating online that Bella isn't really a Hawke. Mom, Dad, how do you plan to handle this?" Mr. and Mrs. Hawke were well aware of the rumors. The content was unsettling, especially since Arabella was officially their daughter.
Hearing people say she resembled those three scumbags from the Zade family was naturally troubling for them. After all, those three were Arabetta's biological parents, disgraceful enough to have been detained.
Alistair set down his fork. "Maybe we should just release a statement and tell everyone Bella is our adopted daughter. That way, we won't have to deal with any more of this nonsense." The suggestion left everyone at the table with mixed reactions.
Lysander chimed in, "Alistair, isn't
that a bit harsh? We've kept this secret for so long. Suddenly revealing Bella as adopted might not be fair to her. Plus, it indirectly acknowledges her connection to the Zades." Mrs. Hawke frowned. "I have no desire to be associated with the Zade family."
Arabella's face turned pale at these m words. Her eyes reddened, tears streaming down.
"I don't know what they'll think of me." her voice was hoarse, and Alden and Grace assumed it was due to her distress, not probing further into her pain.
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