The Princess and the Pauper (Arabella) novel Chapter 34

Chapter 34 

Following behind him, a couple of his underlings were clutching onto a bunch of pricey gifts, which they put down before heading out to wait by the door. Left alone now, Carl stood by Romeo, acting all respectful and stuff. 

“Hello, long time no see.” 

Romeo had a cold personality and didn’t talk much. Even his greeting was steady and rigorous. 

“Romeo, what brings you here today?” Louisa was the first to react, looking at the gifts he brought, she put on a warm smile. “It’s great you came. Thank you for your gifts.” 

“Romeo, come take a seat. Someone, get him a cup of coffee.” Kenneth called out in a friendly tone, “You haven’t visited us since your bro left the country. Let’s catch up tonight.” 

“Romeo, have you eaten yet?” 

“I have.” Romeo replied, still as polite as ever. 

“It’s been a while, but you seem even more mature and steady…” Louisa looked at him, finding Romeo very likable. Tall, handsome, competent, he was basically flawless. 

On the second floor. Serena had planned to chat with her parents after Arabella had gone up to her room. That way, she could strengthen family ties and indirectly find out if they knew about Phillip’s situation. 

Just as she opened the door, she overheard two maids discussing about Romeo’s appearance. 

After carefully asking them, she found out Romeo had come to her house! 

Her legs turned to jelly, and she was so frightened that she almost couldn’t stand still. “Miss Serena?” Martha went up to help her in a hurry, “Are you alright?” 

“Martha!” Serena grabbed Martha’s hand, her voice full of panic, “Romeo’s here, in the living room… He must have come because of what happened today! If my parents find out, about how I almost got his grandpa killed… What should I do?“. 

“Don’t freak out, let’s see what he says first.” 

“No… there’s a difference between him spilling the beans and me coming clean.” Serena quickly weighed her options and blurted out, “I’m going downstairs to apologize to him!” 

“Miss Serena, don’t do anything rash.” Martha tried to hold her back, “Keep your cool, let’s see what’s happening downstairs first, you listen to me!” 

Kenneth and Louisa exchanged a glance. Miss Collins… could they be referring to Bella? 

Romeo was well–informed, could he already know that the Collins‘ real daughter was someone else? 

And Serena was just an adopted daughter?! 

It seemed like he had something to say. Louisa spoke first, “Romeo, this whole thing happened out of the blue, we didn’t get a chance to tell you, this story dates back quite a while…” 

Romeo thought she was referring to the previous engagement, he nodded, patiently waiting for her to continue. 

Louisa recounted in detail about the hospital fire, then said, “We only recently found Arabella, and haven’t yet announced her identity to the public. Arabella’s grandparents still don’t know about this, we didn’t mean to keep you or the McMillian family in the dark.” 

Romeo was shocked. 

Car Was shocked, too. 

Louisa knew that at this stage, it was impossible to keep things a secret, so she said, “Edith, go ask Arabella down.”