The Princess and the Pauper (Arabella and Romeo) novel Chapter 85

"Do I need to report this to you?" Arabella said with a slight smile, "I heard that you are often not at the company. I wonder if I, as the new head, can ask about it?"

Oscar pulled out a chair and sat down smugly across from Arabella, "If I had to personally deal with every single thing in the company, I'd probably be drained dry. Ms. Bennett, you just took the position, so you might not know just how busy it gets."

"So where do you usually go when you’re not at the company?" Arabella asked.

"Doing deals with other bosses, meeting suppliers. Ms. Bennett, are you going to take charge of this too?" Oscar said.

"Of course." Arabella smiled, "I need to know the ins and outs of every deal. Otherwise, it might be seen as playing hooky."

"Heh." Oscar chuckled, "So you mean to tell me, Ms. Bennett, that I need to be glued to the office every day?"

"Not just you, all the employees should be at their posts during working hours!" Arabella said with a laugh.

Oscar stared at the girl in front of him, then burst into laughter, "Ms. Bennett, as the top brass of the company now, I'll of course listen to what you have to say."

"If there's nothing else, I'll get back to my office." Arabella said.

"Don't worry, from now on I'll be in the company every day, managing it well with you." Oscar said.

His tone was especially heavy on the last sentence, as if hinting at something.

Unexpectedly, Arabella took it in stride and laughed, "You better take care of yourself first."

As he stood up to leave, Arabella looked at his retreating figure, "Oh, I forgot to tell you."

Oscar immediately stopped in his tracks.

Arabella said clearly, "Only I can command my employees."

Phillip started trimming his beloved plants. After a while he felt it wasn't perfect, so he snipped a bit more, "How about this?"

"Phillip, did you just trim your beloved plant into the shape of a rabbit?" The butler realized, "Is it for the Miss to see tonight?"

Phillip was pleased with the result, admiring his handiwork. To make Arabella like this place more, he instructed several gardeners to trim all the plants in the courtyard into cute shapes, and had the entire villa cleaned and decorated.

As if tonight's visitor was not his granddaughter-in-law, but a distinguished guest!

"Sir, Miss Serena has arrived." Suddenly, a maid came to report, "Do you want me to bring her in?"

"Why would she be here?" Brodie wondered, he looked at Phillip.

Phillip was just about to rest, sitting on a wicker chair, "Let her in, and serve some tea and snacks."