The Princess and the Paupers

Chapter 23

Arabella held her phone close to her ear, catching the deep, magnetic voice of the man on the other end.

“My grandpa’s run into a bit of trouble. I need your help.”

Arabella was puzzled. Phillip seemed to be doing fine the day before.

What could have gone wrong?

“Where are you right now?” Romeo’s voice was as low and captivating as a cello, “I’ll come to pick you up.”

“Could you head to the Holy Cross Church in the suburbs then?”

The Holy Cross Church was not far from the mansion, and Arabella could reach in a few minutes if she took the shortcuts.

Romeo was taken aback, “Are you in the suburbs?”

“Mmm.”

with no worshippers visiting the weed-infested place. What could a girl like her be

up, Arabella told Kelly, “I need to make a trip to the Holy Cross Church, got some business to handle.”

knew Arabella had a lot on her plate and didn’t ask further, “I’ll

workflow to be done after the shoot,

the entrance of the Holy Cross Church.

a photoshoot? She’s incredibly beautiful, and it would be a shame if

of a figure. Suddenly,

white dress, Arabella looked like a stunning vision against the backdrop of the setting sun, turning the church into a picturesque scene. Her flowing dress and

he stepped out of the car and courteously opened the door

lively eyes and a radiant aura, Arabella glanced briefly at the man in the backseat before seating herself next to him without any

“He had some soup that someone brought, and now he’s in surgery.”

it a soup from someone he knows?”

“Yes.”

Phillip’s condition yesterday. Even if he drank soup, it wouldn’t warrant surgery.

be something wrong with the soup.

Arabella, if you don’t mind me asking, how old are you?” Carl glanced at the rearview mirror and asked, “You’re still in

like a

casual, “I just finished my university entrance exams.”

Eighteen?