The Princess and the Pauper (Arabella and Romeo) novel Chapter 138

Her phone buzzed a few times at that moment, and Arabella picked it up to see it was Romeo calling.

"Bella." Romeo's voice was deep and magnetic, "I've been thinking about you."

Arabella asked somewhat helplessly, "What's up?"

"Are you swamped with work?" Romeo asked in his lazy but pleasing tone, "Do you need me to help you out?"

"No need."

"I've been thinking about you," Romeo said, "I wish I could finish all your work for you so you'd have time to be with me. But I still have an hour before I see you." Romeo sounded a bit anxious, "I want to video call you, just for a bit."

Romeo seemed to know she would refuse, so he didn't wait for her to speak before he started pleading, "Just for a little while."

Arabella stayed silent.

"Bella..." Romeo pleaded again, "I promise it won't interfere with your work."

Arabella, having no other choice, finally agreed to his request. Soon after, his video call came through.

As soon as Arabella answered, someone knocked on her door.

"Come in."

"Ms. Bennett, your coffee," Dean said, placing the coffee on the desk, completely unaware of her ongoing video call.

"Ms. Bennett, you're famous again! The whole company is talking about you, someone even wrote a prose piece about you."

"Oh?" Arabella took a sip of her coffee, seeming somewhat surprised.

"Let me recite it for you..."

Dean cleared his throat and began reciting: "If Ms. Bennett gets angry with you, you should be scared; If Ms. Bennett summons you to court, you're going to jail; With Ms. Bennett here, the bad guys will fail; With Ms. Bennett here, we're sure to prevail! Whether you're strong or weak, you better fix your mistakes; because if Ms. Bennett takes action, you're out of the company in a blink!"

Arabella couldn't help but feel a bit helpless upon hearing this.

The man on the other end of the video call started laughing, seemingly entertained by the prose.

"Wouldn't it be good if he gets away?" Arabella raised an eyebrow, speaking with interest, "I'd actually prefer if they let him go."

"Huh?" Dean was confused, why would she want that?

No one can fully comprehend Arabella's thoughts, but as Dean observed her brimming confidence, he had a strong premonition that he was going to win!

He must increase the stakes!

"By the way, Ms. Bennett, Oscar has connections at the headquarters... Be cautious!" Dean warned.

"Very well," Arabella replied nonchalantly. No matter how influential he might be, in the face of evidence, all his connections would crumble.

"Ms. Bennett, you are so talented at such a young age. What kind of person would dare to stand shoulder to shoulder with you as your future partner?" Dean suddenly wondered, gazing at Arabella's stern countenance.

Arabella glanced at the man in the video, and he was looking back at her. She did exude a powerful aura, but Romeo was no less formidable.

"Ms. Bennett, are you willing to make a bet?" Dean challenged.