The Princess and the Pauper (Arabella)

Chapter 2034

The words hit Serena like a dagger to the heart. It had to be someone she knew! How could she let Martin see such a comment?!

Serena deleted the message without hesitation. But that only seemed to fuel the commenters fire, who began to relentlessly paste

the smessage over and over, flooding her comment section with hundreds of copies, each followed by a taunting challenge.

[Go on, keep deleting.]

Serena was fuming.

"Serena."

Just then, Martin returned. In a panic, Serena logged off and locked her screen before wheeling towards him with open arms.

Martin wrapped her in a warm embrace.

"I'm just so relieved you're back safe." Serena hugged him as tears brimmed in her eyes, "It's all good as long as you're okay. |

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know someone's been smearing your name. They're so cruel. Why did they have to pick on you? If only | could get my hands on

them, I'd tear them limb from limb."

Martin chuckled and stroked her back, "Don't worry. | had a recording of a call with one of my guys at the time, and although

another guy only managed to senda text before he died, previous call records can prove my innocence."

"As long as you're okay." Serena released him and flashed a bright smile, though concern quickly creased her brow, "You

announced our engagement so quickly. What if your parents see?"

"The reporters were already asking about us; | had to clarify things and give you a proper status." Martin said, gently patting her

head, "Don't worry about my parents; I'll continue working on them. | heard from Dora that you didn't eat a bite of dinner after |

left."

"I was worried about you." In truth, once the servants were out of sight, Serena had indulged in a fair amount of snacks. With the

abundance at home, a few missing packages would go unnoticed for a while.

At that moment, Dora knocked and brought in the dinner freshly prepared in the kitchen. Martin had asked her to bring it up.

"I'll feed you," Martin told the girl in the wheelchair tenderly.

"You haven't eaten either. We can eat together. Don't worry about my hand, | can still manage a spoon."

Martin was amused by her again, "If you're worried about me, I'll eat while feeding you."

Serena feigned to blush at that.

Dora set the meal on the coffee table in the room, smiling knowingly, "Well, I'll leave you two alone then."

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She exited to give them privacy.

Meanwhile, Romeo headed to the parking lot for his car, while Arabella and Cathy stood on the shady path outside the restaurant,

waiting for Romeo to drive up.

Tucked away in a serene grove, the restaurant offered exceptional privacy and comfort, with a distant parking lot emphasizing its

seclusion from the hustle and bustle.

Standing under the shade of the trees, Cathy was sharing amusing stories with Bella when suddenly, the lights of the restaurant

dimmed, and all the street lamps and illuminations went dark.

"What's up with the power outage?" Cathy's words were cut short as Arabella yanked her back.

Cathy turned to see that where she had just been standing, a knife had thudded into the tree trunk with deadly precision.