Todos os capítulos de They Abandoned me Now They Beg For My Return : Capítulo 1 - Capítulo 8

I stood in front of the Rosewood Mansion, my bag slung over my shoulder, my face void of any emotion. This was the same place I had once called home. “Arabella, what are you doing just standing there? Come in.” My mother, Eleanor Rosewood, stepped outside. Standing right beside her was the very person who had ruined my life: Vanessa, the real Rosewood heiress. I swallowed hard, my fingers tightening around the straps of my bag as I stared coldly at them. I thought seeing my mother would stir some emotion in my chest, but I felt nothing. The only thing left inside me was a cold, heavy layer of anger and hatred. “Mother, leave her alone. After reform school, she still didn't learn a thing,” my eldest brother, Sebastian, said immediately as he stepped out onto the porch. They didn't even look like they cared that I had returned home. Their eyes held no hint of pity, let alone joy. But who cared? I wasn't the Arabella who used to beg for their love anymore. Now, I was the Arabella wh

My mother was about to walk toward me. For a fleeting second, I thought I saw a flicker of guilt on her face. But then Vanessa chimed in.“Arabella, I know you hate us all for sending you to reform school, but that doesn't mean you should fake a hemorrhage just to make Mom feel guilty!” I squinted my eyes in confusion, but I knew her for what she was: a pathological liar. “Arabella, must you pull stunts like this just for attention?” my mother shouted, not even bothering to check whether my bleeding hand was real or staged. Why was I acting surprised? This was who they were. They had never once cared about me, let alone checked to see if I was telling the truth. “Arabella?” I heard a familiar voice. Dark blonde hair, piercing blue eyes. Lucas stared back at me, looking far more mature than I remembered. As my eyes scanned him, a flash of silver caught the light… a ring gleamed on his finger. “You're married?” I asked, genuinely shocked. ‘Who on earth would actually marry him?’ I

“You're dead,” he growled, his eyes murderous as he cocked the gun. I swallowed hard, my hands gripping tightly onto the edge of my dress, my eyes squeezing shut as I braced myself to die. “Ouch... ouch!” The sudden sound of hacking coughs made my eyes fly open. I scrambled away from the gun barrel and hurried toward the bed. “Take her to the hospital, now!” I ordered the hovering medical staff. Before I could do anything else, Alexander grabbed my arm and dragged me backward away from his mother. “Kill her,” he ordered his guards. My eyes widened in terror. “Mr. Blackwood! Wait!” Doctor Shawn cried, rushing forward. “She just pulled your mother back from the brink! All we need to do now is hook her up to an IV drip, and she will be fully conscious by tomorrow.” Alexander paused, his jaw clenching. He turned to his head guard instead. “Lock her up.” Two heavy-handed guards grabbed me by the shoulders, dragged me down a dim hallway, and shoved me into an isolated spare room, sl

“You...” she said, her voice laced with anger, and I froze on the spot. “Haha, I'm just kidding!” She suddenly burst into laughter, standing up gracefully from the sofa. “Mom, don't stress yourself out. You just came back from the hospital today,” Alexander chided gently before taking a seat on the leather couch. “Why shouldn't I be stressed out when my own son goes and gets married without even telling his mother?” she scolded, shaking her head. Alexander let out a long sigh, rubbing his eyes with the back of his hand. I stood frozen near the entryway before slowly walking toward them. “Come here, my dear.” Alexander’s mother beckoned to me, her tone instantly softening. I stepped closer. She reached out, gently placing her fingers under my chin to turn my face side to side, examining me carefully. “I see why Alexander married you without telling me. You really are a beauty,” she murmured, looking over her shoulder at her maids, who nodded in firm agreement. ‘Beauty.’