The Princess and the Pauper (Arabella and Romeo) novel Chapter 1319

Eunice polished off her steak with refined grace and took a delicate sip of her red wine. "Bella, darling, I'm just going to freshen up."

"Sure thing."

Arabella eyed the feast still sprawled across the table. Mr. Morrison had been overly generous, bringing them seven or eight dishes in quick succession. There was no way the two of them could finish it all.

Just then, Serena strode into the restaurant and immediately spotted Arabella by the window.

The humiliation she had endured earlier on Style Plaza was burning inside her, propelling her on her stilettos straight toward Arabella.

But before she could get far, a polite interruption came from the staff.

"Excuse me, miss, do you have a reservation?" the waiter inquired with a courteous tone.

"I know her," Serena said haughtily, nodding toward the woman sitting by the window.

The waiter recognized the guest as Ms. Bella, Mrs. Griffith's niece. Did this girl know her? Seeing they were of a similar age, perhaps they were friends.

"Would you like me to bring another chair?"

"No need, I just have a word with her and then I'll leave."

As Serena approached Arabella, she took note of the surroundings. Arabella's seat was conveniently obscured from the nearest surveillance camera by a structural column, and the cameras in the distance didn't seem to cover this angle either.

The other tables were far enough not to eavesdrop, and the waiters, busy clearing the remnants of a sumptuous meal, paid them no mind.

It was a quiet hour with only a few patrons from Dawnstar scattered around, none of whom seemed to recognize her.

It felt like fate was conspiring in her favor. Spotting a half-finished glass of champagne on a recently vacated table, Serena snagged it and stormed towards Arabella.

Arabella, absorbed in the night view beyond the massive glass wall, caught sight of an angry figure reflected in the pane. The figure hurled the contents of a glass her way. With lightning reflexes, Arabella snatched a napkin to shield herself and dodged, retaliating by splashing her glass of red wine at the aggressor.