The Princess and the Pauper (Arabella) novel Chapter 126

Chapter 126 

“I saw it online,” Arabella replied nonchalantly, as if it was no big deal. 

“I can’t believe there are such jerks in this world, charging employees for meals and then serving them such crappy food” Louisa couldn’t help but ask, “Is it true that he’s Oscar’s relative?” 

“Yes, Arabella answered indifferently 

“And what’s Oscar’s stance on this?” 

“Pleading for mercy” 

“Pleading for mercy? He’s got some nerve sticking up for Dave, Louisa said getting a bit miffed. “I bet Oscar’s got some dirt on his hands too. Either he’s in on the scam, or he knows about it but chooses to cover for Dave.” 

How else could Dave dare mess around in the Collins family’s territory? 

There must be someone backing him up! 

“Thank God Ms Bella went there, or we wouldn’t have known about all these problems in the company!” Edith couldn’t help but say, “You’re amazing! You’ve only been there a few days, and you’ve already rooted out two bad apples!” 

Those two were like termites in the company. Rooting them out saved the company quite a bit of money. 

“Bella, you’re only eighteen and you had no prior experience managing a company, but you’ve done an amazing job turning things around. We’re really proud and happy. You’ve saved us and your brother a lot of trouble,” Louisa said appreciatively. 

Who knew why the Murphy family didn’t value such an outstanding kid? They must have had screws loose. 

“Bella’s been working all day. Let her go take a bath and rest.” Kenneth knew the kid was tired. Managing a company, no matter its size, always involved a lot of busy work. “Yeah, go take a bath and relax,” Louisa said lovingly. “I’ll bring up some supper for you later.” 

“I’m not hungry.” 

“The cook’s already preparing it. Eat a little.” Louisa wasn’t sure if Bella was eating enough on her dates with Romeo. She was worried Bella might be holding back and not eating much in front of him. 

“Alright, I’ll go up then.” Arabella didn’t turn down her mother’s kind offer. 

When Serena heard Bella was going upstairs, she quickly hid. After Bella closed her room door, Serena came back out. She could still hear Kenneth and Louisa downstairs praising Bella. 

“This kid is truly exceptional. She’s a natural at business. We must groom her for it.“” 

“Groom what? She’s still young! Don’t even think about offloading the other subsidiaries on her!” Louisa was worried for her daughter. 

“You’re right; that’s exactly what I was thinking.” 

“One company is already plenty for her. If she decides to go to college after her results are out, you better not make her run this little company!”