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.”

building left from the 80s, with no worshippers visiting the weed-infested place. What

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

plate and

workflow to be done after the shoot, and Arabella, pressed for time, simply nodded, “Okay.”

the entrance of the

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

the appearance of a figure. Suddenly, Carl exclaimed, “It’s Miss Arabella! I knew it! She

the setting sun, turning the church into a picturesque scene. Her flowing dress and waving hair made her appear like a fairy emerging from a painting.

found himself captivated by her beauty. After a moment, he stepped out of the car and courteously opened the door for her,

briefly at the man in the backseat before seating herself next to him

by Arabella’s presence, replied, “He had some soup that

it a soup from

“Yes.”

Phillip’s condition yesterday. Even if he drank soup,

something wrong with

mind me asking, how old are you?” Carl glanced at the

a little girl.

tone seemed casual, “I

Eighteen?