The Princess and the Pauper (Arabella) novel Chapter 1909

Bella had seen it all.

The hustle and bustle of decorating was in full swing as the servants brought out a stack of decals. Quick as a flash, David snatched up at least half of them.

"Come on, sis, let's go!" Clark tugged at Arabella's sleeve, dragging her outside.

Hans and Chasel stepped forward, blocking the way.

"Let the elders take a break. We young folks can handle the decorations," they declared.

"Since when did you guys start working together like this." the elders murmured in surprise, not expecting such unity for their beloved sister.

Finally, David got to indulge in his joy of decorating with Arabella, chattering away.

"David, could you pipe down for a sec? We wanna hear what Bella has to say," the others intervened.

Arabella was just about to speak when a servant's cry of alarm broke through the noise, her anxiety so palpable you could almost see her stamping her feet in distress.

"Oh no, what to do? What to do?" The servant was on the verge of tears.

"What's wrong?" Arabella looked toward the sound to find the servant.

"Ms. Bella, I accidentally tore the banners outside the main gate." She held in her hands two long banners, "It's mainly because these banners can't be folded, they are too long and big. With a gust of wind, I don't know how they got torn. What should we do? The outside gate is huge, these banners are specifically customized, and we had a calligrapher write them."

At the mention of "calligrapher," the brothers, who had been busy with the main door, all paused and looked towards Arabella.