The Princess and the Pauper (Arabella and Romeo) novel Chapter 1166

A month ago, Crystal had pulled some strings and pre-ordered a decade's worth of medication, which would be delivered annually to Reflections Villa.

When Louisa picked up the phone, she broke down into uncontrollable tears. The maturity and empathy of Crystal cut into her heart like a sharp knife.

"Mrs. Collins? What's wrong?" The person on the other end of the line was utterly confused by Mrs. Collins' sudden outburst, their voice filled with concern. "Hello, Mrs. Collins, are you okay?"

Seeing that Louisa's wave of sorrow was far from over, Arabella excused herself to change out of her sterile suit and sanitize her hands.

Romeo prepared a bowl of warm soup, ready to serve it to her as soon as she came back. "Here, drink some."

From last night at 10 o'clock to tonight, Arabella had been working for a straight 21 hours without a break, either trying to save Crystal or Carol.

In between, she had barely had a bottle of milk, let alone a chance to sit down or catch her breath.

Seeing the tired redness in her eyes, Romeo murmured sympathetically, "The chef has prepared dinner fresh. Let me feed you."

Arabella drank a bowl of soup, already feeling somewhat exhausted. "I'll speak to Clark for a bit. Then I'll leave."

"Alright."

Romeo thought to himself that the girl must be completely worn out, too tired to eat, which made him feel even more sympathetic.

"Bella," Louisa noticed that her daughter looked quite haggard, hastily wiped away her tears and lovingly said, "You must be exhausted. I'll have the driver take you home, and I'll ask the chef to prepare whatever you'd like for dinner. What do you fancy?"

"No need to go to any trouble. Romeo has already taken care of it. But Clark..."

Arabella glanced at the man sitting in the corner of the room, his shoulders hunched, as if he had fallen into a deep pit of despair and couldn't pull himself out.