The Princess and the Pauper (Arabella) novel Chapter 1529

His tone was unyielding and merciless.

Everyone knew that Romeo was a man with a vicious streak. When he said he would make someone pay, it wasn't just idle talk.

Bruno, standing nearby, hurried forward, "Mr. McMillian, there must be some misunderstandings. Sweetie, what do you know? Speak up. What's going on here? Please, take some champagne to soothe your throat while I talk to her. The kid's surely been led astray."

Overhearing this, Serena, who stood not far away, urgently said to Martin by her side, "We need to leave, now."

"No way, you've been humiliated, and I can't just stand by and watch. Who made you fall over? And what about those wine stains on your dress?"

"Let's go home and talk about it." Serena was running out of time, fearing that any second, Lindsay would spill the beans, and she wouldn't be able to leave at all.

"How can I just swallow this insult?" Martin fumed. As long as he thought of how Serena was covered in cake and wine, sprawling on the floor in utter disarray, he would be so furious that he wished to tear the perpetrator to pieces.

"Are you deaf?" Serena tugged at him, "I'm tired, I want to go home and rest. Are you coming or not?"

"Why hide from them?" Martin glanced over at Romeo, then back at her, "Was it them? Was it Romeo? Or your sister? I'll clear this up with them."

"Martin!"

Before Serena could set things straight with him, Bruno was already berating his daughter in a low, angry voice, "Do you want to ruin us? Can't you see Mr. McMillian is waiting? Speak up, or the Marsh family is finished!"

Lindsay, knowing the extent of Romeo's power and ruthlessness, finally caved in and told the whole story.

"It was Serena, she told me this herself. We were close friends. She said she and Mr. McMillian were truly in love, but Jamie Noelle interfered and stole his love."

The guests were stunned by the revelation.

So it was true.

The engagement between the Collins and the McMillian families was real, and Jamie Noelle had indeed meddled with their relationship.