The Princess and the Pauper (Arabella) novel Chapter 920

Chapter 920

Even with night vision goggles that allowed her to penetrate the darkness and see every detail in the dense forest, Arabella still managed to stumble over a rock at her feet.

"Careful!" Romeo said in a timely manner, pulling her into his arms. “Did you hurt your foot?"

Before Arabella could reply, Romeo had already knelt down, letting her sit on his lap as he unlaced her boots to inspect the damage.

Her foot was fine, but a few scratches on her ankle, likely from a branch, looked raw and red. Seeing the tender and now injured skin of the young woman made Romeo's heartache.

"Does it hurt?" asked Romeo, his eyes full of concern.

Arabella shook her head.

If she hadn't seen the scratches herself, she wouldn't have even known she had been cut by a branch. She was never one to fuss over petty injuries like this.

In her eyes, it wasn't even a wound.

At most, it was as if the branch had simply tickled her.

“And your foot? Does it hurt from the stumble? Can you walk?"

“Lcan, I'm fine.” Arabella thought he was making a fuss over nothing. "I'm not that delicate."

After helping her put her boots back on, Romeo promptly lifted her into his arms.

"I'm wonderful,” she protested.

"I just wanted to carry you,’ Romeo replied, his steps steady as he moved forward with her in his arms. "You're so light. Haven't been eating properly these days, have you?"

"I was heavy before?"