The Princess and the Pauper (Arabella and Romeo) novel Chapter 188

At this moment, a pretty sharp reporter noticed Arabella.

She was at the back of the crowd, a face of innocent beauty with features so lovely they stood out, a mix of gentle grace and cool allure that made her inexplicably stunning.

He couldn't help but aim his camera at her, sneakily snapping a few photos.

Yolanda was sitting in the sixth row of the audience, sneakily checking her phone. It was half past nine in the morning, and Zachary still hadn't shown up, nor had he messaged her.

Instead, it was Attlee who spotted a familiar old friend and went up to shake hands, all aglow, saying, "Leo Bright, what brings you here?"

"Attlee, your daughter came in second; congrats." Leo Bright said with a grin, holding Attlee's hand, "My daughter only came fifth."

"Oh, come on, it's not about the ranking; it's about participating, and Yoli just got lucky, that's all." Attlee responded with polite chit-chat.

"Forget about my good-for-nothing kid; she’s had twelve years of piano, and she only gets fifth place. Not like your Yoli, such a prodigy, easily bagging second place."

Olga whispered to Yolanda beside her, "Where's Zachary? Why hasn't he shown up yet?"

Yolanda had called Zachary last night, but he said he would see if he had time today.

In the morning, Yolanda messaged him again; he said he was a bit busy and would see her later, and it was unclear whether he would come at all.

"It's all his mother's fault! She must be meddling in the background; Zachary was a good boy, so dedicated to you." Olga got irritated just thinking about it: "Wait until you're famous; that'll make her regret!"

"Mom, don't worry, I believe Zachary will come."