The Princess and the Paupers

Chapter 138

Her phone buzzed a few times at that moment, and Arabella picked it up to see it was Romeo calling

“Bella” Romeo’s voice was deep and magnetic, “I’ve been thinking about you.”

Arabella asked somewhat helplessly, “What’s up?”

“Are you swamped with work?” Romeo asked in his lazy but pleasing tone, “Do you need me to help you out?”

“No need

“I’ve been thinking about you,” Romeo said, “I wish I could finish all your work for you so you’d have time to be with me. But I still have an hour before I see you.” Romeo sounded a bit anxious, “I want to video call you, just for a bit.”

Romeo seemed to know she would refuse, so he didn’t wait for her to speak before he started pleading. “Just for a little while.”

Arabella stayed silent.

“Bella… Romeo pleaded again, “I promise it won’t interfere with your work.”

his request. Soon after, his video

soon as Arabella answered, someone

“Come in.”

coffee,” Dean said, placing the coffee on

again! The whole company is talking about you, someone even wrote a

Arabella took a sip of her

it for

should be scared; If Ms. Bennett summons you to court, you’re going to jail; With Ms. Bennett here, the bad guys

help but feel a

of the video call started laughing, seemingly

you… when you presented that evidence to those five people today, it was so cool! Do you know what the other people in the company are saying about you?” Dean spoke excitedly. “The female employees say they’re attracted to you, hoping to marry you! And some of the

choked on her coffee upon hearing this.

already found seven problematic people, including some on the production line… They’re all betting that within a week, you’ll

close to Arabella, smiling, “Ms. Bennett, I bet a buck, not sure if I

replied,

“Huh?”

lazily said, “Raise the

sure? If you are, I’m