The Princess and the Paupers

Chapter 417

“Me, I mean we’re out of this business from now on, never to be involved in this sort of thing again!” The guy was so terrified that tears streamed down his face. Panicked, he forgot his dignity and knelt down to beg, “Please, have mercy and let us go!”

Romeo sneered, “You should be grateful she’s here.”

Everyone shivered in fear. Did Romeo mean that if it weren’t for the girl’s presence, he would have killed them all to avoid scaring her?

Who was this girl? Some rich family’s darling daughter?

If they had known, they would have kidnapped her instead! Romeo was too hard to deal with! A girl would have been an easier target. This was what the assassins were thinking.

Romeo stood up, pulled out his phone and called Carl, “Need you to come over and handle something.”

As soon as he finished speaking, he noticed someone trying to sneak away.

“Who said you could move?”

The guy was so scared he nearly lost his soul. He quickly lay back down, shivering uncontrollably.

hold her hand, gently saying, “Don’t be

over, “Are

her head.

his arms, his gaze falling on the people on the ground, “Stay down, all of you.”

missing later, everyone else could

escape but couldn’t move. Romeo had been too forceful earlier, and

little movement was agonizing. How could they

the secret room by Romeo. She whispered, “Put me

dark here. If you fall, I’ll be devastated.”

blind. She could walk this

her like

step. Just behave. Once we’re out, I’ll put

chiselled jaw, “You weren’t hurt, were

Romeo grinned, “I wish I got hurt a bit. That way, you’d have to

couldn’t care less about

hurt, I can’t earn your concern?” Romeo

was it so hard to earn

of the haunted house. Carl followed closely and brought