Kiss My Revenge The Heiress Strikes Back

Mrs. Hawke's words left everyone in the room stunned. There was that kind of shock that made them open their mouth wide but left them speechless.

Lavinia was equally taken aback, her worldview taking a good while to piece itself back together.

"It's... It's..." Lavinia fumbled as she looked at Miranda. "Is she still talking in plain words? I mean, I understand every word, but together, it just doesn't make sense. it what I think it is?"

Lavinia had seen her fair share of storms over the years. She was no stranger to the dirty secrets of high society, but this was on a whole new level.

Miranda glanced at Arabella, who was nervously tugging at her clothes. "Well, I guess, probably, it's what you think it is."

Honestly, she was a bit shocked herself. She had noticed Arabella disguised as a waitress but thought she was up to some other mischief.

Perhaps pleading with Alden and Grace or playing the pity card with her four brothers to wiggle her way back into the Hawke family.

But to think she'd actually hook up with Alden? That was beyond unexpected, though she knew Alden had a reputation for being unfaithful, often having flings outside, he usually kept it well-hidden.

Given that everyone's attention had been mostly on the siblings, no one really paid any mind to Alden's personal life.

Many in the room discreetly took out their phones, snapping a few photos. Being people of status, they wouldn't be caught dead holding their phones up for everyone to see.

So, with an unspoken understanding, they all took their sneaky shots. After all, such a scandal was a rare sight.

"Damn, do people here really play this wild?"

Miranda gazed up to see Jasper sauntering over, dressed as flamboyantly as a peacock.

"Watch what you say. What do you mean, people here?" Miranda shot back. Jasper just chuckled, giving Lavinia a polite nod. "Ms. Lavinia Lancaster." Lavinia nodded back, her attention still on the unfolding drama.

Jasper leaned in closer to Miranda, whispering, "This is nuts. That fake princess really went for it."

By now, Mrs. Hawke was shaking with rage, her eyes blazing, all traces of her usual grace gone.

"You shameless thing! I treated you like my own daughter over the years! I gave you food, clothes, money, and my own child had to suffer because of you. Tell me when have I ever wronged you? How could you retaliate against me like this?You're just like your biological parents, shameless trash! I ought to beat you!"

Alden kept trying to explain, but his attempts were as futile as a fish on dry land. The love bites on his neck and his disheveled belt made his explanations laughable.

And Mrs. Hawke had already stepped forward to slap Arabella, who dodged, crying and calling for her mom, while Alden tried to intervene. "What are you doing? Do you know where we are?"

Mrs. Hawke snapped back, "What am I doing? I'm going to beat this tramp! You filthy bitch, seducing your own guardian! Do you even feel any shame? I treated you so and this is how you thank me? I'd

rather have raised a dog all

nothing compared with my real daughter. If I'd known, I would've thrown you out the moment my daughter came back! Disgraceful

wretch! No wonder no man wants you!"

Arabella, who had been crying and explaining, suddenly fought back as Mrs. Hawke's insults grew harsher.

"What did I do wrong?!" Arabella shouted back, "I'm part of the Hawke family in the first place. Alden isn't my biological dad, so why can't we be together?"

She glared at Dorian and the other

brothers, her eyes wild as she

howled, "If it wasn't for them, I wouldn't be in this mess! You were the ones who changed first! You pushed me to this! And you have the nerve to blame me? After twenty years we've spent together, am less important than your so-called real daughter, huh? I am Ms. Hawke! It was all mine to begin with! How dare you throw me out!"

At that moment, Arabella's antics brought back the memories of the moment when the Zade trio pulled stunts in the videos.

Jasper grimaced. "I remember she wasn't like this before. Did she lose her mind?"noveldrama

Jasper had seen quite a lot about Arabella's publicity, along with her on various shows, and she had seemed perfectly sane.

But now she was like a woman possessed.

Miranda commented, "In some ways, craziness runs in the family."

Arabella's mindset was eerily similar to that of her biological parents. Jasper frowned, not quite catching Miranda's drift.

"And, when it comes to facing a showdown, most people lose all sense of shame," Miranda added coolly.

That part Jasper got. He had seen his ex-girlfriend and her best friend go at it like wildcats after the friend had snuck into his bed.

He had been stunned by the ferocity of it. Who knew the girl he thought was so sweet could go wild, clutching the other's head like that?

But Arabella losing it wasn't entirely unexpected for Miranda. Between her own stubbornness, the pressure from the Zade family, her fans turning on her, and the judgmental whispers, it was inevitable she'd break down.