The Princess and the Pauper (Arabella)

Chapter 1406

Chapter 1406

“Alright, you head on back now."

Arabella was well aware that Romeo had a few loose ends to tie up in Dawnstar, and he had already taken tout of his busy day

to be with her.

The poor guy hadn't had a moment's rest.

"Get ssleep early, alright? And callanytime, Romeo said, his eyes brimming with reluctance. He leaned in, his lips

lingering on hers for a while before he whispered softly, "I'll text you when | get home."

"Sure, drive safe, and take it slow,” Arabella urged, her gaze lingering on him longer than she intended, "Just be careful, okay?"

"You care aboutnow.” The satisfaction in Romeo's eyes was undeniable.

It seemed his long-held affection was finally being reciprocated.

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After he left, several of the household staff quickly surrounded Arabella, effectively blocking her path.

"Ms. Bella, I'm just dying to know. What's it like dating the one and only Romeo?"

"How on earth did you manage to snag him? Spill the beans, will you? You've got us all curious!"

"What did you do to make him so utterly devoted to you? You must have ssecret. Oh! Mr. McMillian."

They certainly hadn't expected Romeo to cback, and the staff quickly ducked their heads and stepped back.

Romeo was surprised to find the staff so close to Arabella, and even more surprised to see the warmth in her eyes when they

surrounded her. He femembered when he first met her, she rarely showed such a tender side.

She was always so cool and detached.

Had she changed, or had he just never really known her?

"I just remembered, | have a gift for you that | haven't given yet.” Romeo pulled out a small box from his coat pocket.

The staff peeked curiously. It was a small, square box, about the size of a palm. Could it be that Mr. McMillian was going to

propose?

With that thought, their faces lit up with knowing grins, wondering if Ms. Bella would say ‘yes’ right then and there.

Inside the box, Arabella found a chocolate molded into the shape of The Emerald Tower, with "I love you" inscribed on it.

The staff craned their necks to see that it wasn't a ring, but the declaration of love on the chocolate made them giggle even more.

Romeo sure knew how to play the romance card.

"When did you buy this?" Arabella was surprised. He seemed to have a magic touch, always pulling out gifts from thin air.

"I had it custom-made in advance. Not too shabby, right? | thought you'd like it." Romeo said, and without a second glance at the

others, tenderly stroked her hair, "I'll head back now."

"Yeah, okay.” Arabella watched him walk away.

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"Now Mr. McMillian won't be popping back unexpectedly, right?"

"Ms. Bella, does the chocolate have anything written on the other three sides? | caught a glimpse of one side, and it was all written

up. It's not scondensed version of a love letter, is it?"

Arabella's gaze landed on her, “You have quite the eye for detail."

"It's just the angle. | swear | wasn't snooping! It was totally by chance."

The staff were eager to gossip more, but then Arabella asked, "Do we have any spare vases?"

In her other hand, she held a sprig of blossom, several pure white flowers bloomed on the branch, looking particularly fresh and

elegant.

"Of course! Mrs. Griffith loves flowers. We've got vases of all sorts” One of the staff hurried off to fetch one for her.

Arabella took the vase to her room, filled it with water, and placed the blossoms inside. Her eyes softened as she admired them.

The next morning dawned bright and early.