The Princess and the Pauper (Arabella) novel Chapter 2073

"Go on. I've got this," Arabella said, her voice steady as a rock and her expression unflappable.

The lead investigator and the stenographer exchanged worried glances. "Ms. Bella, just be careful, okay? We're right outside if you need us," they cautioned.

Arabella nodded in affirmation.

Once the two had left the room, Yolanda glared at Arabella with eyes blazing with hatred, as if she wished she could strike her dead right there and then.

"Don't say I never gave you a chance," Arabella suddenly declared, producing a small folding knife from her jacket and tossing it before Yolanda. "I won't fight back. You've got three minutes."

Yolanda eyed the knife on the ground, her mind racing with doubts about whether this was some sort of trap Arabella had set.

"You wanna kill me, right?" Arabella taunted with a disinterested tone. "Here's your shot."

Yolanda wasn't about to let an opportunity slip by. She was already locked up, and her charges were heavy enough to put her on death row.

So, trap or not, she lunged for the knife, flipped it open, and thrust it at Arabella.

Arabella coolly started the stopwatch app on her phone.

Blinded by rage, Yolanda attacked with all her might, but Arabella effortlessly dodged every attempt.

Yolanda's eyes, red with fury, bore into Arabella.

Just the thought of her biological parents being killed by Arabella's hand made her want to flay Arabella's skin and tear off her face!

"My guess is, on that day, you decided to kill me, but your foster mother found out. She tried to stop you, and in the heat of the argument, you killed her."

When Arabella said her deduction, Yolanda's gaze darted away, her unease betraying her. "I don't know what you're talking about," she muttered.

Her discomfort only solidified Arabella's suspicions.