The Princess and the Paupers

Chapter 622

“I want to talk to you face–to–face,” Caden said, somewhat hesitantly. “You free?”

“Just spit it out over the phone, I’m all ears.”

Caden’s eyes dimmed slightly. After a moment of silence, he finally spilled the beans. I’m heading abroad.”

Arabella seemed taken aback. Just like that?

“I’ve quit my job at the hospital and my flight’s this afternoon.” As Caden said this, his smile had a hint of bitterness.

‘Where to? Why in such a rush?”

As soon as she asked this, Romeo gripped her hand tightly. Looking up at him, she saw a look of warning and jealousy in his eyes. Arabella had a hunch he wasn’t telling the whole truth then her expression changed slightly. “That’s not the real reason you’re leaving.”

He often worked overtime and it was par for the course for him. He wouldn’t just get up and quit for no reason so something felt off.

knew a lot about

Arabella asked

her to be so sharp. Pulling the wool over her

met Arabella, he had indeed been interning at Hope Hospital, but he never worked overtime. Arabella’s arrival

Murphy’s condition worsened. Arabella was at the hospital every day, sometimes in the morning and sometimes

volunteered for overtime and even took special care of the old lady.

after performing several surgeries a day, he would skip meals and spend a lot of energy handling the old lady’s sudden illness and

didn’t feel tired at all. On the contrary, he felt happy to be able to have

some point, Romeo started showing up by Arabella’s side.

hospital. Their frequent interactions turned into no contact at all. He used overtime to numb himself

hear Arabella’s voice,

now Romeo’s fiancée.

to

I just don’t want to do this job anymore, that’s all.”

the truth. Arabella didn’t push further, but his