The Princess and the Pauper

Chapter 1910

"Let's take a family photo right here, shall we?" Louisa suggested with a hopeful glint in her eyes.

"Absolutely." The crowd bustled together, cheerfully shuffling Arabella to center stage while they

crowded around her.

The five tall and broad-shouldered brothers could only fit at the back.

"It's supposed to be a family photo, but we're missing someone this year." Kenneth trailed off as a sleek

black car approached from a distance. The man stepping out was none other than Sampson Griffith!

"Uncle Sam!"

Arabella and her five brothers greeted him in unison.

Sampson's smile was as refreshing as a spring breeze. "Sorry, I'm a bit late."

He was laden with gifts, and the servants hurried to assist him.

After exchanging pleasantries with the elders and explaining his delayed arrival due to urgent business

overseas, the family was finally complete. Louisa's family had all gathered.

Only Kenneth's side was missing a few.

"Bella, Lucas said they'd join us for the dinner. Your aunt’s family will come over for the welcome-back

party on Jan. 1st," Grandpa explained to Arabella.

Arabella nodded, unfazed. "That's fine."

"Alright, everyone, look at the camera and say 'cheese'."

After a heartwarming photo session, the crowd dispersed, and Louisa couldn't help but embrace

Arabella.

"Bella. I'm so grateful you came back to us. It's my first time since I got married to have mom, dad, my

brothers and sisters-in-law, and my little brother here with me for the holidays."

In previous years, she would connect with her family, but never like this year, where they had all come

to stay at Reflections Villa in advance.

This long-missed sense of joy brought tears to her eyes.

"It's all thanks to you." Louisa knew it was her beloved daughter's presence that had brought the family

closer.

Arabella's smile brightened, "It's definitely more festive when we're all together."

At that moment, the head of security caught Arabella's eye and made his way over.

David noticed that the head of security wanted a word with Arabella and promptly stepped forward to

draw Louisa away.

"Ms. Bella," the head of security began, seeing that the other adults were engrossed in their

conversations and not paying attention to them. "The two that escaped from Reflections Villa have

gone off the radar, just as you predicted. It seems whoever is behind this has been keeping tabs on us,

and those two are likely to have been killed by now."

"He's getting restless." Arabella's lips curled up slightly. "We'll have a lot of guests arriving soon. Keep

a close eye on everyone coming in and out of Reflections Villa, including their bodyguards and

servants. The person we’re looking for is among them, and I'm intrigued to see who's managed to hide Belongs © to NôvelDrama.Org.

for so long."

"Understood!"

The security chief acknowledged the order, ready to slip away discreetly when Arabella added, "What

about the things I told you to discard?"

"Yes, the blood-stained bandages are deliberately thrown out every day."

These were the blood samples Arabella collected and used to convince the puppet master, with the

toxicity purposefully reduced.

The sight of the bloodied bandages would make others believe Erik was injured, possibly from being

tortured for information.

The puppet master had intended for Erik to die at the Collins family's hands by poisoning, but now that

the poison in his blood was reduced, it was clear proof that Arabella had nearly healed him.

With the puppet master growing impatient, it was certain he would send someone to the door.