My Discarded Fiancé Returned (Completed Main Story) - Chapter 129

Serena gave up on feigning a smile and simply fixed the Marchioness with a cold, icy stare.

“I couldn’t help but notice, Marchioness, that you seem to care for Elise and Laura equally.”

“Pardon? Ah… Since I manage the household affairs of House Sherwood, it’s only natural.”

“If Elise’s position is so desirable, then why didn’t you give it to Laura?”

Now, she thought she understood quite well why little Elise had ruined Laura’s doll.

Even if there was no malice, weren’t the mother and daughter of House Sherwood disguising Elise’s harsh treatment as if it were some great stroke of fortune?

If Serena herself had heard those same words, she doubted she would have merely broken a doll.

“With all due respect… Laura still has us, her parents.”

Yes, she knew. In this world, being an orphan was practically a crime. Serena understood the ways of the world too well to argue against that statement.

“So is that why Laura is deemed fit to become a palace maid, while Elise must return to tend to her uncle once more?”

“He may be her stepfather, but he is still Elise’s father—naturally, she should stay by his side.”

“I see.”

Logically, everything the Marchioness said was correct. Yet the reality Elise had endured was abuse that rendered such logic utterly meaningless.

If Serena hadn’t realized it before, she certainly couldn’t pretend ignorance now that she’d witnessed it with her own eyes.

“Then why did you decide to send Laura to the palace as a maid? Why not let her stay a little longer under her parents’ care, enjoying their affection?”

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