The Princess and the Pauper (Arabella and Romeo) novel Chapter 492

After a while, Yolanda finally noticed something off. "Mom, look at their clothes."

Everyone was dressed to the nines; even Arabella was in a light pink suit, her hair pulled up high, and she radiated a cool yet aloof aura.

They, on the other hand, seemed to be misfits.

"Did we wear the wrong clothes?" Yolanda felt uncomfortable in her dress, and it finally clicked why they received puzzled and annoyed looks at the entrance.

It turned out they were dressed inappropriately!

Olga realized it too and felt a tad embarrassed. They had never been to a land auction before and had no clue about the dress code.

Attlee tried to comfort them, saying, "Even if we did dress wrongly, it's no biggie. People will only care about who bags the land, not what you're wearing."

Romeo and Arabella sat side by side in the front row, their hands tightly clasped. Hans, sitting next to them, said coldly, "Keep some distance."

"The AC is too cold; I'm just trying to warm Arabella's hands. I'll let go soon."

On hearing Romeo, Hans turned to Arabella and asked, "Are you cold?"

"Um-hmm." Arabella could only nod in agreement.

Hans took off his coat and gently laid it on Arabella's lap, saying, "Wrap this around you. I'll get someone to turn up the heat."

"No need." Arabella didn't finish her sentence before Hans was already speaking to a staff member.

"Your high ponytail looks great." Romeo brushed a strand of hair from Arabella's forehead, admiring her delicate features, and gently said, "You look good in a suit too."

"You look good today too." Arabella looked into his eyes and said softly, "I'll give you that piece of land later."

"Give it to me?"

"Mmm-hmm." Arabella raised an eyebrow and asked, "Don't you want to build a Ferris wheel and a shopping street?"

Romeo was surprised that she knew about his plans.

He had planned to give it to her once it was built. He had already thought of a name.

But Arabella didn't know about his intentions; she thought he was interested in the commercial value of the land. "Anyway, since someone is paying for most of it, I'm just regifting it to you. But it'll take some time."

"That's nice. You always think of me." Romeo leaned in closer, his breath brushing against her ear.

Just as Hans finished talking to the staff, he turned around to see them whispering again, leaving him puzzled.

Everyone around them was shocked to see their intimate behavior and stared in disbelief.

This was the first time they saw Romeo whispering sweet nothings to a girl in public.

Especially to a girl who seemed to be barely out of high school.

Who the hell was she that Romeo was so smitten? Can they share the secret?

Yolanda, sitting in the last row, felt a pang of jealousy seeing Romeo always leaning in to whisper something to Arabella. She couldn't help but wonder why he was so nice to Arabella!

They always seemed to have a lot to talk about and share. They looked like a couple in love!

No wonder Arabella was not interested in Zachary; she had already found a better choice.