The Princess and the Pauper (Arabella and Romeo) novel Chapter 1279

Arabella entered the hospital, making her way to the surgery level, and retrieved her first aid kit from the locker room. She then took the elevator up to the VIP floor to check on her grandfather.

As soon as the elevator doors opened, she sensed something was off.

The hallway was eerily quiet with no one in sight, and a faint scent of lavender lingered in the air.

She immediately grabbed a piece of mint candy from her bag, unwrapped it, and let it dissolve in her mouth before cautiously moving forward.

The nurses at the reception desk were all slumped over, seemingly asleep.

Arriving at her grandfather's room, she peered through the room's small window and saw a person injecting an unknown substance into her grandfather's arm.

Swiftly kicking the door open, Arabella lunged at the intruder.

The person was quick to respond, blocking her attack.

Under the faint moonlight, Arabella recognized the man. It was Mr. Elliot!!

She had not expected to bump into Mr. Elliot, her uncle's right-hand man, in such a situation.

"Well, since you've asked for it, you can keep your grandfather company in the afterlife!" Mr. Elliot quickly pulled out a small knife and lunged at Arabella.

Arabella easily sidestepped the attack, utterly shocked that Mr. Elliot, her uncle's trusted aide, had such a hidden side!

"Who are you, really? What did you inject into my grandfather?"

"You can ask him in the underworld!"

Mr. Elliot was incredibly skilled, and Arabella found it hard to believe that a man in his sixties or seventies could move with such agility.

His strength was also superior to others his age. Just one of his blows carried enough force for Arabella to feel the sharp wind it created.

Seeing that Mr. Elliot was not going to speak, Arabella decided to take action.

In the dimly lit room, the person on the bed slowly opened his eyes, watching the agile girl who seemed to be fighting off the intruder.