The Princess and the Pauper (Arabella and Romeo) novel Chapter 407

"I'll respect Bella's wishes."

"Respect? If Bella agrees, do you think you can take it a step further? Watch it, buddy!" David warned, swinging his fist. "If Bella gets hurt in any way, I'll move mountains to set things right for her!"

"Don't you know me yet?" Romeo smirked with a devilish grin on his face. "I may not be Mr. Nice Guy, but I'm not a man without standards or principles. Rest assured, I'll wait until Bella is my wife."

"That day's never coming!" David retorted.

"Let's wait and see."

As Romeo got into the car, David rushed up to the window to speak to Bella. "Bella, if this guy gives you any trouble, call me straight away. I'll handle him myself. And get home early! If you run into any trouble or anything you can't handle, I've got your back."

"Don't worry, David."

Seeing Romeo's smug smile, David felt uneasy. He could only watch helplessly as the car drove away, feeling utterly dejected.

"David, what are you doing here?"

A voice snapped him out of his thoughts.

"Oh, Serena." David glanced at Serena, then couldn't help looking back in the direction Bella had left. The car was long gone. He then turned his attention back to Serena. "You're up early today."

"David, you're up early too. It's your day off; why didn't you sleep in?"

"I couldn't sleep."