The Princess and the Pauper (Arabella) novel Chapter 1807

Was Romeo being a jerk just now? But that surely couldn't be enough to steam Sean up like this?

"Is this the guy you're engaged to?" Sean looked incredulously at his sister. "He's so stingy, so disrespectful, and he takes advantage of you. How can you even consider marrying him?"

Arabella's gaze shifted towards Romeo. Stingy? Disrespectful? Taking advantage?

"Sean, you've got it all wrong."

Before Romeo could even begin to explain, Sean cut in, "Have the guts to step out from behind my sister and face me."

"You wanted to see some real progress, didn't you?" Romeo finally spoke up.

"I was talking about the kind of progress that happens slowly, with feelings warming gradually. I didn't say you should get all handsy and cozy that fast!"

So this was what had ticked Sean off?

"Come here." Sean looked like he wanted to punch Romeo. "What, you chicken? You scared?"

"Bella, I'll talk to Sean."

"Talk, yes, but no fighting," Arabella stepped aside, her beautiful eyes watching them intently.

Her words forced Sean to unclench his fists, darn it. That Romeo, he'd find a way to give him a piece of his mind one of these days.

Steward, standing to the side, wasn't quite sure how to intervene, especially since Mr. McMillian was being so outrageous, so over the top.

It was normal for Sean to be protective of his sister.

As Sean stormed off, he gave a chair a vicious kick. "Can someone kill the damn sound effects already?"

The theater was still playing some creepy horror movie soundtrack.

Steward immediately got in touch with the staff to turn it off.

The lights came on too.