The Princess and the Pauper (Arabella and Romeo) novel Chapter 336

"So, this is the real tea." Arabella hit the play button at triple speed.

The video showed a cargo truck pulling up at the front gate at half past five in the afternoon. The housekeeper, Martha, and several servants went out to unload the truck.

Louisa, sitting on the sofa, suddenly recalled that in the middle of each month, the household groceries were delivered by a special driver.

From the angle of the security camera, the truck door opened, and the servants started hauling stuff—bags of rice, assorted seasonings, and barrels of cooking oil—into the house.

Martha, carrying two barrels of oil, tripped over the threshold and took a tumble, spilling oil everywhere.

The servants, hearing the commotion, tried to help, but Martha stopped them. Judging by her gestures, she was warning them about the oil spill and the risk of slipping.

One of the servants pointed at her clothes, probably suggesting she change out of her soiled clothes.

Taking a look at her own clothes, Martha then called the driver over, seemingly questioning why the lids of the oil barrels weren't secured.

After a while, Martha finally went inside to change her clothes.

Perhaps due to the passage of time, she forgot to have someone clean up the oil spill.

At first glance, it seemed like a series of unfortunate accidents, but Arabella smelled a rat.