The Princess and the Pauper (Arabella and Romeo) novel Chapter 194

Yolanda, arm in arm with Zachary, strutted to the fifth row of the audience seats, casually introducing him as her fiancé to the folks around.

Zachary didn’t plan to show up, but after some hemming and hawing outside, he finally decided that it wouldn’t make any sense if he, as a fiancé, didn’t attend his bride-to-be’s award ceremony.

So, he bit the bullet and came.

Despite his reluctance, he still greeted everyone with grace and charm when Yolanda introduced him.

His conduct undoubtedly added a touch of dignity to the Murphy family, making Attlee and Olga swell with pride.

Mrs. Bright, on the other hand, sneakily whipped out her phone and texted Mrs. Panter, "You really know how to keep a secret, eh? Why didn’t you spill the beans about Zachary and Yoli’s romance? If I hadn’t bumped into them in the audience, I wouldn’t have known you already had a daughter-in-law in the making!”

At that time, Mrs. Panter was enjoying her morning tea. The message almost made her choke. She quickly replied, “What?”

She had warned her son multiple times in the past few days not to chase after that Murphy girl, but the knucklehead didn’t listen.

All talk and no action, truly!

“It’s the National Piano Competition award ceremony! My daughter got fifth place, so I tagged along. Never expected Yoli to bag second! You really have a good eye.”

Feeling suffocated, Mrs. Panter quickly replied, “Where’s this ceremony? I’ll swing by.”

“Yolanda didn’t invite you?” Mrs. Bright teased, “They seem pretty cozy.”

Right now, Yolanda was sweetly holding onto Zachary’s arm, and whispering something into his ear. Zachary listened and gave a chuckle.