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.

lot about

happened?” Arabella asked

sharp. Pulling the wool over her eyes was proving to

been interning at Hope

Arabella was at the hospital every day, sometimes in the morning and

Arabella, he volunteered for overtime and even took special care of

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

On the contrary, he felt happy to be able to have

started showing up

interactions turned into no contact at all. He used

he picked up his phone just wanting to hear Arabella’s voice, but he couldn’t. He wasn’t

was now Romeo’s fiancée.

to only

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

but his sudden decision left a sour taste in