The Princess and the Pauper (Arabella and Romeo) novel Chapter 1041

Arabella found herself puzzled. She skimmed through their past conversations, but couldn't find any agreed-upon secret code. Could it be that they had arranged it privately without her knowing?

[Please state the code.] The stranger sent another message.

Arabella suspected that they might have sensed her confusion. She handed the photo to Romeo, "Can you figure out where this place is?"

"Let me see." Romeo took her phone. The photo captured a lakeside setting, with no other significant clues except for a single pink camellia.

Using an app developed by his company, he managed to narrow down the location to Summerfield. After he searched for similar sites, a few potential matches appeared on the screen.

"These two locations are too far. From Summerfield College, it would take at least two hours to reach, so we can rule them out." Arabella analyzed, "Of the remaining three, two have camellias. Where could Joyce and Mavis be?"

It was hard to tell.

"We should get on the plane first." Romeo took her hand, leaving the masked man for Carl to handle.

Meanwhile, on the other side.

The henchmen waited but received no code from the masked man. Suspecting that he might be in danger, they decided to stick to the original plan and brought Joyce and Mavis to the lakeside.

Tied up and dragging stones, the girls struggled to move, constantly stumbling and falling.

With a shaky voice, Mavis pleaded, "Sir, we have no grudges against each other. Why are you doing this? If it's money you want, I can call my family for a ransom of $1,000."

Joyce was also scared, "If we're to die, at least let us know why."

"Where have we offended you, or what is it that you want? At least tell us."

The masked men ignored them, pulling them up and forcefully pushing them forward each time they fell.

"Ouch." Mavis fell again, her knee grazed by the stones. Another masked man roughly pulled her up.