The Princess and the Pauper (Arabella)

Chapter 2070

In the hospital.

Upon hearing that his mother's condition had worsened, Martin rushed to the hospital. The moment he

pushed open the door to the ICU, his sister Diana slapped him hard across the face.

"Can't even keep your own bitch on a leash, letting it yap in front of Mom? How dare you?"

Martin could only look towards his bodyguard, asking, "What happened?"

"Ms. Serena."

The bodyguard was cut off before he could finish, as Diana snapped angrily, "Why are you so

respectful of her?"

The bodyguard, clearly frightened, quickly corrected himself, "It was Serena. She came to visit Mrs.

Florence with lots of gifts. When Mrs. Florence told her to leave Martin, she wouldn't listen and even

told your mom that her engagement party to you is set for this Friday at 7 PM. That’s when Mrs.

Florence's condition took a turn for the worse."

"Did you hear that?" Diana turned to Martin, fury in her eyes. "That troublemaker did it on purpose to

aggravate Mom's condition!"

"The engagement party with her is indeed this Friday at 7 PM. I was planning to find the right time to

come with her to talk to Mom about it, but I guess she came on my behalf because I've been busy. She

didn't say anything out of line, even brought gifts."

"She knows full well that Mom doesn't want her stepping foot into the Cooper family, doesn't support

your marriage because it's the reason Mom's heart condition landed her in the ICU, and yet she still

tells Mom the time and place of the engagement. Isn't that just flaunting it in her face?"

"She just brought things to visit, and happened to share the good news with Mom. Why do you always

have to think the worst of her?"

"Martin, stop playing dumb with me. Besides you, everyone in the Cooper family is against this

engagement!"

At that moment, the bodyguard noticed that the patient on the bed was waking up, and quickly said,

"Miss, Sir, Mrs. Florence is waking up."

The siblings stopped their quarrel and gathered around the bed.

Florence slowly opened her eyes, and when her gaze finally settled on her son, she mustered all her

strength, her voice filled with sorrow and anger, as she tearfully asked, "Do you believe in your

mother?"

Martin took her hand and said, "Of course, I do."

"She's a calamity. Leave her." Florence's voice was weak, and even her grip was feeble, but she clung

to her son's hand, tears streaming down her cheeks, "I will never agree to this engagement."

"Mom." Martin, somewhat helpless, was about to say something.

Florence angrily cut him off, "If you insist on engaging with her, then you are no longer my son!"

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but her forehead was lined with wrinkles.

He remembered the "mission" given by the mysterious person.

Not to mention the McMillian family backing Arabella.

His mother was old now, and he really didn't want to burden her or the entire Cooper family any further.

With these thoughts, he suddenly fell to his knees, apologizing, "Mom, I'm sorry, but I have to marry

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Florence's eyes widened, tears still on the brink, unable to believe that her son would sever ties with

her over a woman.