The Princess and the Paupers

Chapter 573

Arabella spotted someone trying to chat her up. She glanced over and saw a fellow freshman in uniform, looking a bit nervous.

“Sorry, I can’t help ya.”

Upon hearing Arabella’s response, the guy’s cheeks turned even redder. He muttered, “My bad” and scurried off, leaving his buddies in stitches.

A while later, another guy came up to her and asked Arabella for her contact info. Instead of handing it over, she told him to hit the books. This had the three girls around her cracking up.

On their way back to the dorm, a steady stream of guys tried to pick them up, with Arabella getting the most attention.

During the break time, Joyce slipped away for a bit. When she came back, her eyes were red-rimmed

“What’s up?” Mya was the first to notice her condition, draping an arm over Joyce’s shoulder and asked, “Weren’t you just going to the loo? Why are you crying?”

Mya’s question only made Joyce’s eyes redder, and she was too choked up to speak.

Arabella looked at Joyce and offered to help, “Need a hand?”

her

“Alright, everyone up!”

Jerome blew his whistle, signaling the end of the break time.

to Joyce, “You alright? Do you need to take a sick leave?”

shook her head

after-school activities resumed as usual. By sunset,

noticing that she seemed distracted and down as if she had taken a

help but laugh because his class was training better

Give Instructor Jerome a break.” “Yes, sir!”

was supposed to let a freshman teach his class?

he and Roger never really got along. Jerome retorted, “Who needs

your class

looked back at his freshmen, “Anyone wants to give

class fell silent.

all saw Noreen’s demonstration in the previous class. She was really good.

up, they were destined to