When Arianna returned home that evening, she wasn't surprised when her mother sat down with her in her study for a chat. She also noticed that something was off about her, but she couldn't put her finger on what was wrong.
To be honest, she was terrified of being abandoned, of being alone, as she had been in her previous life. Being given the opportunity to have such a large family made her grateful for the decision she made in that situation.
She didn't mind being used at some point because all that mattered to her was having that sense of belonging, and if she lost that, she didn't know what would happen.
This is also why she didn't tell her new family about the soul swaps. And she prayed hard that they wouldn't find out, and that if they did, they wouldn't throw her away.
Things might get better if she confesses to Maxim, but that doesn't guarantee that everything will be fine.
