The Princess and the Pauper (Arabella) novel Chapter 1745

"I've had people scouring the city and even Dawnstar for any sign of Martha, but she's nowhere to be found."

If Eunice ever got her hands on Martha, she'd give Martha a taste of her own medicine, with a good old-fashioned slap-fest and a no-holds-barred spanking.

The chaos in this household was Martha's handiwork, no doubt.

"There was this one time, I got a tip-off that someone had put a hit out on Bella. I managed to nab the hitman, but the guy was tight-lipped about who was behind it all. That is, until Bella showed up. Julian—well, he made the guy an offer. Spill the beans, and he'd get a shiny new identity complete with a faked death certificate."

Neither Kenneth nor Louisa could believe someone had tried to off Bella, let alone that she was cool as a cucumber, even negotiating with the hitman. Any other heiress would've been scared stiff.

Bella's nerves of steel were something else.

"Bella gave him two days to think it over. However, by the end of the second day, he was dead."

Kenneth and Louisa were in disbelief. How could such a coincidence happen? Was it foul play?