The Princess and the Pauper (Arabella) novel Chapter 2034

The words hit Serena like a dagger to the heart. It had to be someone she knew! How could she let Martin see such a comment?!

Serena deleted the message without hesitation. But that only seemed to fuel the commenter's fire, who began to relentlessly paste the same message over and over, flooding her comment section with hundreds of copies, each followed by a taunting challenge. [Go on, keep deleting.]

Serena was fuming.

"Serena."

Just then, Martin returned. In a panic, Serena logged off and locked her screen before wheeling towards him with open arms.

Martin wrapped her in a warm embrace.

"I'm just so relieved you're back safe." Serena hugged him as tears brimmed in her eyes, "It's all good as long as you're okay. I know someone's been smearing your name. They're so cruel. Why did they have to pick on you? If only I could get my hands on them, I'd tear them limb from limb."

Martin chuckled and stroked her back, "Don't worry. I had a recording of a call with one of my guys at the time, and although another guy only managed to send me a text before he died, previous call records can prove my innocence."

"As long as you're okay." Serena released him and flashed a bright smile, though concern quickly creased her brow, "You announced our engagement so quickly. What if your parents see?"

"The reporters were already asking about us; I had to clarify things and give you a proper status." Martin said, gently patting her head, "Don't worry about my parents; I’ll continue working on them. I heard from Dora that you didn't eat a bite of dinner after I left."

"I was worried about you." In truth, once the servants were out of sight, Serena had indulged in a fair amount of snacks. With the abundance at home, a few missing packages would go unnoticed for a while.