The Princess and the Pauper (Arabella) novel Chapter 1374

Chapter 1374

"Ms. Bella will know what to do. I'll go fetch her!"

The servant had barely taken a step when Serena's sharp voice cut through, "By the time you're done running around, Grandpa's either going to be in agony or frozen stiff. Let's see if he can stand up first, we can talk about everything else back inside!"

The last thing she wanted was to lose face in front of Bella and she certainly didn't want Bella stealing the spotlight!

"I'm fine.” Darren didn't want his granddaughter to worry. He tried to stand, grimacing with the sharp pain in his back, groaning several times before. With the help of his granddaughter and the servant, he managed to get on his feet.

In the study.

Bard spoke softly to the girl before him, “How did you find evidence about all those past incidents?"

Some of these things happened months or even years ago, yet Arabella had managed to uncover evidence of Calvin and Arlen’s schemes against her grandparents. It was no small feat.

"It was actually something I overheard from your staff. Only a few people knew about my grandparents’ travel plans. I had them list those people and started looking into them. Eventually, I cracked Mr. Clarence's phone, exported his chat logs with others, and traced the connections from there."

“You know how to crack into people's phones?" Bard was surprised but nodded in acknowledgment, "Makes sense. If you can tamper with multiple security systems, what's a single phone to you?"

Bard laughed, "Bella, you keep impressing me. You're going places, kid"

“You flatter me, Uncle Bard."

"How was Grandpa's mood in the OR last night?" Bard couldn't help but ask with concern.

“Disappointed, heartbroken, and furious,’ Arabella summarized succinctly, "But he came to terms with it later."

“That's good to hear.” Bard sighed in relief, "I was worried about his emotional swings causing more health issues when he called you to his room last night."

“Alright, have fun, Bard said warmly, watching her, "And bring Romeo by sometime. I'd like to meet him, see how he treats you. Your wedding's just around the corner."

Arabella cut him off before he could finish, "That's jumping the gun."

"You're practically engaged, and he's chased you from Solterra to Dawnstar. How's that jumping the gun? If you say the word, I bet it'll be a done deal in no time,’ Bard laughed heartily.

"You're just teasing me now, Uncle Bard. I'm off.’ Arabella wasn't aware of the bashful, sweet smile spreading across her face as she spoke.

It was the first time Bard saw his niece with such an expression, and his smile deepened, watching her leave and thinking to himself, "That McMillian lad is one lucky guy to have such an outstanding partner."

After heading downstairs, Arabella sent Romeo her location. Before she could ask him to come over, he immediately texted back, [I'll be there in twenty minutes.]

A smile curled on Arabella's lips, [No rush, I still need to check on Grandpa.]