The Princess and the Paupers

Chapter 33

But Romeo’s tone didn’t sound like he was kidding at all!

Carl swallowed nervously, “Mr. McMillian, your betrothal to Serena was arranged by the elders. If you cancel it tonight, it’s like embarrassing the Collins family… It’ll ruin the long–standing friendship between the Collins and the McMillian families…”

That was the real kicker!

Romeo was silent, just quietly watching the traffic outside the car window.

“Mr. McMillian, I know you don’t like Serena, To be honest, I don’t like her either, and I find her contrived and hypocritical. Compared to her, I find Ms. Arabella much more likable! But this isn’t just about you and Serena, it’s about the two big families, the Collins and the McMillian…”

Thinking about Phillip lying in his sickbed, Carl knew he would flip his lid if he found out.

“Mr. McMillian, could you maybe reconsider?” Carl made a last–ditch effort to persuade him.

But Romeo just turned his gaze, saying nonchalantly, “Get the gifts ready, we’re going tonight.”

“Mr. McMillian?!”

plucked up the courage to say, “Even if you don’t care about the Collins family, regardless of your

lose his great–grandson, relations between the McMillian and Collins families

man cope with such a blow?

didn’t change his

further words were futile,

be decided by anyone. If the old man forced

earn Mr. McMillian’s favor, it made him call off the

grandpa yet. I’ll tell him myself when he’s feeling

news to Phillip

fast. When Phillip found out, he must be very angry. They could only hope the news would take its time to spread. Phillip’s heart couldn’t take another

came home. They eagerly sat her down at the dinner table, heaping food onto her

face. She lied that she had already eaten

of what her parents would think of her if

Arabella chatted with her parents a

on the sofa, when suddenly, a servant came in