The Princess and the Pauper (Arabella) novel Chapter 572

Finally, a break from the grind. Everyone hustled towards the cafeteria.
Leaning on Arabella, Kelly being drained of all her strength, said, "Grandpa Beck told me to look out for you, but you don't seem to need anyone's help at all!"
She was probably the most energetic person in the whole class.
"It's so hot, let's go eat before there's no seats left," Joyce said, dragging them along, starving and sweaty.
"Do you think my skin got sunburned?" Mya touched her face, feeling the heat, probably a sunburn.
The four arrived at the cafeteria, barely sat down with their meals, when they heard people chatting next to them.
"I heard the top scorer's dorm is in the south building. Anybody living there know what she looks like?"
"Typically, the high-achievers are bad-tempered and not so pretty."
"Online, lots of people are saying she's really ugly."
"Someone even said she's bald!"
Arabella, who was eating next to them was stunned by their remarks.
The other three girls stopped eating and looked at Arabella. Where was the ugly? Where was the bald?
She was obviously so gorgeous, with such delicate skin. Even if they were making stuff up, they couldn't be so outrageous, right?
"I saw one of her old classmates saying the top scorer is unsociable, quirky, and talks to herself a lot, like she's got some mental issues."
Kelly couldn't stand it anymore and slammed the table, "Have you even met her? Spouting nonsense without knowing her? Do you think spreading rumors is consequence-free? Instead of eating after a tiring training, you're here spouting crap?"
Caught off guard by her outburst, they stuttered. They were just chatting, not making things up.
If the top-scorer was really a looker, why were there so many negative comments about her online??
As Arabella was eating, her phone started to buzz.
It was from her employee.
“We've checked, all the male employees in your house have clean records."
"Are you sure?"
In just one day? They managed to check everyone! That was pretty fast.
"Their information was easy to find.” The employee explained.
"Okay, I got it," Arabella hung up, then sent another message.
[Check again, see if any of them bought fake IDs, then go to their birthplaces to verify their info.]
The employee was stunned as he didn't expect the boss to be so thorough.
[Understood, boss. I'll handle it.]
Arabella put down her phone, and the few intense gazes nearby quickly retreated.
"Bella, you're incredibly beautiful, all the boys are looking at you," Joyce couldn't help but wink at Arabella.
Even as a girl, she found Arabella's beauty admirable, let alone the boys.
Taking a sip of soup, Mya added, "Not just Bella, Kelly's also very popular. Their beauty is just too captivating."
"There are also many boys looking at you two," Kelly said nonchalantly after finishing her meal, "Our dorm probably has the most beautiful girls."
"Hello."
A boy came up, shyly asking, "What's your name? Can we be friends?"