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?!”

up the courage to say, “Even if you don’t care about the Collins family, regardless of your friendship with David Collins, or Serena…at least

between the McMillian and Collins families would fall apart, and he would be

the old man cope with such a

Romeo didn’t change his

were futile, feeling

McMillian’s engagement won’t be decided by anyone. If the old man

Her behavior today didn’t earn Mr. McMillian’s favor, it made him call off

my grandpa yet. I’ll tell him myself when

McMillian mean to break the news to Phillip after everything was

be very angry. They could only hope the news would take its time to spread. Phillip’s heart couldn’t take

They eagerly sat

from crying over Phillip’s situation, didn’t dare show her face. She lied that she

her parents would think of her if they found

with her parents a bit

chatting on the sofa, when suddenly, a servant came