The Princess and the Pauper (Arabella) novel Chapter 2029

"Really, you think you can stop me from liking someone? You and Luna want to stick your nose into my business?" Harriet stood up, a mocking smile playing on her lips, "Just wait till I become your cousin-in-law. By then, it'll be too late for you to try clinging to my coattails!"

"With your looks? You think Romeo would give you a second glance? You're polluting the air in here! Arabella, let's find another room!"

Harriet couldn't help but retort at her words, "Cathy, you're just Donna's daughter, not Jennifer's. Who are you trying to kid with this sibling love act? Let's be real, you're just Romeo's cousin, not his sister! The gap between your families is as clear as day. I'm already doing you a favor by not looking down on you. What gives you the right to strut around me?"

Harriet's words were a targeted jab, her sneer ice-cold, "You should spend your time figuring out how to class yourself up, get prettier - even marrying some old guy would be a bit of contribution to your family. Otherwise, you'll spend your life beneath Romeo's family, like lowly ants."

A crisp slap landed on Harriet's face. Harriet, in disbelief, clutched her left cheek, "Arabella, you dare hit me?"

"I hit you. What, should I have marked my calendar?" Arabella's eyes shone with a cold light, "Cathy told you to leave. Didn't you hear?"

Cathy's eyes had welled up with tears, but seeing Bella's bold move, she couldn't hide her surprise.

"Since you don't want to leave, let's settle the score." Arabella advanced on Harriet step by step, "My fiancé, you think you're even in his league?"

Harriet was fuming, "Romeo is mine, and I won't stop until he says 'yes'! You'll pay for that slap!"

Arabella's hand gripped her throat, "Say that again."