The Princess and the Paupers

Chapter 2

Speaking of this, Olga gave Arabella a disdainful look. “We’ve done our best to raise you all these years! This necklace is a gift for Yoli, don’t even think you can snatch it! You better scram before I call the cops!”

“Mom!” Yolanda chimed in nervously, “Arabella’s biological parents are jobless. She’s got five brothers who need to get hitched, and a sick grandmother to take care of… Selling this necklace could bring in some bucks. She needs it more than I do…”

The maids were all moved by Yolanda’s kindness, thinking what a considerate and kind-hearted girl she was.

“Mom, since you’ve given me this necklace, then I have the right to do whatever with it!” Yolanda firmly took back the necklace from Olga’s hand, presenting it to Arabella as if it were a treasure, “Bella, take it, I won’t blame you for stealing. It was meant to be yours anyway…”

Arabella lifted her gaze, her deep brown eyes under her long, dark lashes curiously studying Yolanda. She thought to herself, Was it necessary to emphasize that she “stole” the necklace? This kind of framing was quite low-level. Was there no smarter way to go about it?

“Sis, I’ll hold off mom… you better get moving!”

Arabella smiled, her captivating eyes seemingly penetrating everything. Yolanda was a bit scared of this side of her, that nonchalant attitude, as if she was in control of everything, like a high queen, making people uneasy and a bit guilty.

Arabella took the necklace and smiled slightly. Such a cheap ruby, she really couldn’t care less… Whether it was the color of the necklace, the clarity, or the craftsmanship….

What kind of small workshop could produce such a thing?

Ten thousand dollars? In her eyes, this necklace was worthless.

Just when everyone thought Arabella would take the necklace… the next second, Arabella threw the necklace straight into the trash bin. Her actions were decisive and swift, not a second wasted.

Everyone was dumbstruck, even Olga was shocked for a good while, exclaiming, “Arabella, what the hell are you doing!!! This is your sister’s most treasured necklace, she gave it to you, and you just threw it away like that!!!”

your darling daughter just said?” Arabella mocked with a cold laugh. “All these years, I didn’t take away anything you guys gave

could she have cared about a measly necklace?

stuff in my

say you bought these yourself? That’s

to report where my money comes from to a

“You…”

a maid that we hired.

but couldn’t

calm the situation, “Bella, it’s

need, Mr.

address “Mr. Murphy,” obviously putting distance between

need to check her bag? She’s carrying a lot of stuff…” The nosy maid was still trying to

Attlee was, after all, the richest man in Tranquil City. Even if this kid really took something valuable from his house, he wouldn’t make it public. Besides, checking bags was something he felt was unethical, and he would

backpack and saw a black sedan parked there.

was different was that this sedan obviously had signs of having been in a collision, not only was the boot bumped up, but the body was

glasses crooked, obviously broken. But when he saw Arabella, he

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a moment.

neat eyebrows and bright eyes, a tall nose;

more confident and attractive than madam when she was

The driver quickly approached Arabella and apologized sincerely, “My car was rear-ended by a truck earlier, I couldn’t dodge in time and hit the guardrail, I was afraid of delaying and keeping you waiting, so I didn’t go home to change cars… But I’ve checked, the car is fine, it just doesn’t look particularly good…”

afford a car? If she wasn’t mistaken, this car was

“You call

this, he quickly added, “I’m sorry, I