The Princess and the Paupers

Chapter 552

The chef watched as Mr. McMillan cradled Ms. Bella to sleep in his arms and wondered if his arms were getting tired.

But seeing the contentment and indulgence on Mr. McMillan’s face, he knew that he was thoroughly enjoying the moment.

Romeo signaled to the chef to fetch a blanket. The chef tiptoed away and returned with it. Romeo gently draped it over Arabella.

Inside the house, Louisa was checking the surveillance cameras. She found it odd that Romeo’s car had been parked outside for quite some time, yet Arabella hadn’t gotten out. She wondered if Arabella was upset and Romeo was comforting her, or if something else had happened.

After a while, Louisa decided to go and check for herself. As she stepped out the front door, the chef got out of the car to report to her.

“Ma’am, Ms. Bella is asleep. Mr. McMillan thought she was very tired, so he wanted her to sleep a bit longer before coming inside.”

Louisa nodded. “I see. I’ll have the kitchen prepare something for when Arabella wakes up. When she does, have Romeo come inside for dinner.”

chef responded,

some texts on his phone. Sensing her

“How long was I asleep?”

replied, “Not too long.”

already dark, Arabella felt a twinge of guilt. “Your

countered, “My arm’s not sore. I could hold

held her hand and said, “I’m kinda hungry now. Your mom invited me in

to. And if

quick to say, “I have nothing urgent. Carl’s handling the company stuff pretty

had a bitter look on his face, still buried under a mountain of work. He was probably going to pull another all–nighter!

out of the car, a suit jacket was immediately draped over

on the jacket, saying, “You’ve just woken up. Don’t catch a cold.” He then held

a pang of envy. He was left to

and hurried over,