A flash of understanding crossed Serena's eyes, and she nodded slightly. "I see."
Initially, she had thought that if her family wanted Isabella to become Mr. Harrison's protégé, she wouldn't have minded intervening to make them happy.
But the family's stance was clear.
Isabella's path was her own to walk.
Just then, the sound of high heels clicking on the floor came from the entryway.
The steps were heavy, as if suppressing a great deal of anger.
Isabella walked in, her face pale and her eyes red-rimmed, her chest heaving with rage.
She had heard what her mother just said to Serena.
She had heard the words, "it has nothing to do with the Lancaster family."
In front of Serena, her mother had so decisively stated that her affairs were separate from the family, every word distancing her from them.
An icy chill seeped into Isabella's heart.
She was so hurt that tears welled up in her eyes.
It was Serena!
It had to be Serena!
Serena had deliberately asked those questions to stop the family from helping her, to block her path so she couldn't become Mr. Harrison's student, steal her thunder, and threaten her position!
And her mother, just to please Serena, had said such cold words!
"Isabella?" Catherine stood up when she saw her adopted daughter's furious, red-eyed face, her own expression full of concern. "What's wrong?"
Isabella bit her lip hard, holding back the tears that threatened to spill. With her head down, she rushed up the stairs.
The bedroom door slammed shut with a loud bang.
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