The Princess and the Pauper (Arabella) novel Chapter 2128

Arabella nodded. She couldn't lean back in her chair because of the wound on her back; she had to lean slightly to the side instead, which finally allowed her to breathe a sigh of relief.

At that moment, thick black smoke billowed from Reflections Villa.

Numerous servants and bodyguards were battling the blaze. Thankfully, since Edith had taken over as housekeeper and convinced Louisa to purchase a batch of firefighting equipment, reasoning that a mansion of this size needed ample fire protection, they were well-prepared.

Little did they expect that their foresight would prove so timely.

Someone tried calling Kenneth and Louisa but got no answer, so they called Arabella instead.

“Ms. Bella, the house is on fire. It’s the basement.”

Fortunately, the basement and the main building were separate, and thanks to the sufficient firefighting equipment, the fire were quickly extinguished, leaving only thick smoke behind.

Upon returning home, Arabella found that the family doctor had also arrived.

She was called in by Louisa.

Louisa thought that her precious daughter was injured and that tending to the wounds herself was too taxing. She thought it would be better to have professional help.

“My injuries are minor; please check on the others first,” Arabella instructed the doctor, wanting her to examine her grandparents and parents.

However, the entire family unanimously insisted that Dr. Anne treat her first.

Arabella couldn’t win against them, and she had to let her tend to her wounds obediently.

Kenneth and Louisa had sustained minor scrapes, nothing serious, but Romeo’s back was quite severe.

After Dr. Anne had bandaged Arabella’s wounds, she went to tend to Romeo.

“Boss, I’ll bring them to Reflections Villa right away,” Tom said with a note of pride in his voice.

“Good job,” Arabella praised.

Ending the call, she tapped her phone, “I installed micro-cameras in the basement.”

She projected the footage from the cameras onto the TV screen. At around ten that evening, a group of men in black masks and casual clothes had burst into the basement.

They were searching for something or someone, kicking open door after door, only to find each room empty. They didn’t find the person they were looking for and made a call, reporting, “Erik is not here. Every room is empty.”

The voice on the other end seemed to order them to retreat. After the call, they set the basement ablaze and swiftly left the scene.

“They came for Erik.” Louisa realized, “They thought Erik was still alive. That means the mastermind who forced Erik to take poison wants to take him back or kill him on the spot. It seems Erik must have something on that person!”