She would completely lose the Lancaster family's love.
She would lose the halo of being the Lancaster heiress, her status, her everything!
It was all Serena's fault!
It was all her!
Ever since Serena returned to the Lancaster family, everything she had was slowly
stolen away.
The pristine image she had maintained for years had been utterly destroyed by Serena.
Serena was her absolute nemesis.
Serena had returned just to ruin her!
The more Isabella thought about it, the more furious and hateful she became.
"No, no... I can't just sit here and wait to die!"
With trembling hands, Isabella dodged the security camera and secretly pulled out a hidden phone, calling the person she trusted most.
The moment the call connected, her tears flowed like a river. "Agnes... I'm finished, I'm completely finished... What do I do? What do I do now..."
Agnes was the only one who truly cared about her.
And the only one who hadn't been fooled by Serena.
On the other end of the line, Agnes comforted her gently. "Miss Isabella, what's wrong? What happened?"
Isabella shivered, cursing and crying simultaneously, exaggerating how miserably Serena had treated her in the United Realmon States and how pitiful she was.
Then she sobbed about how she had lost the favoritism of her grandparents and her uncles, all of whom now overwhelmingly favored Serena.
By the end, she sounded completely desperate. "Agnes, you have to save me... I really don't know what to do anymore. They... they are throwing a massive Vinton Debutante Gala for Serenal content
"Even though it's in the United Realmon States, what if people from Elyndor find out? If word gets back, won't my fake identity as a true Lancaster daughter be completely exposed?"
"I don't want this... I don't want to lose my identity, I don't want to lose my life in the Lancaster family..."
"But now they've locked me up... I can't get out, I can't do anything. Am I really supposed to just watch that nobody steal the spotlight?"
Agnes listened patiently, cursing along with her.
Only after Isabella finished her tearful rant did Agnes speak. "Miss Isabella, don't panic. You need to calm down."
"That nobody is deeply manipulative. You are so innocent; you can't possibly beat her at her own game."
"If you clash head-on, you're definitely no match for her."
Agnes's words gradually brought Isabella back to her senses. She stopped sobbing
and asked through her hiccups, "Agnes, what are you saying..."
"If a hard approach won't work, we use a soft one," Agnes said. "The mess you and Miss Anna made in the United Realmon States was just too big The Vinton family is stí furious right now Your only way out is to show weakness."
"Since both the Lancaster and Vinton families are siding with that nobody, you have
to endure! Swallow all your disgust and hatred for her, and play nice."
Isabella bit her lower lip hard, unwilling to concede.
That wretched bitch had reduced her to this pathetic state, and now she had to suck up to Serena?!
"Patience is a virtue," Agnes guided her step-by-step. "Your top priority right now is to change everyone's negative opinion of you."
Isabella dug her nails into her palms resentfully. "But right now... I can't even leave this room. Silas has guards watching me."
Agnes offered a solution. "Aren't the two old folks in the Vinton family famously soft- hearted? You can use The Penance Play."
Isabella paused. "The Penance Play?"
"Yes, Miss Isabella," Agnes said gently. "It was because of The Penance Play that Mrs. Lancaster's heart tsoftened toward you, allowing you to keep your status and travel to the United Realmon States."