The Princess and the Pauper (Arabella and Romeo) novel Chapter 506

Seven in the evening.

Arabella, along with Kenneth and Louisa, headed over to a charity dinner.

This shindig was started years ago by a big shot from Summerfield. It's held annually, and ever since the guy kicked the bucket, his daughter had been keeping it going. It's been a thing for about seventeen years now.

The point of this event every year was to help the kids out in the sticks sort out their grub, education, health, and stuff like that.

The crowd was pretty much the people from upper class of Summerfield. It's not open to the public; it’s just for folks with some serious clout and standing.

Kenneth and Louisa had been coming for the full seventeen years. But this time was a little different; they rocked up with their daughter Arabella in tow, who pretty much stole the show as soon as she arrived.

Arabella had this cool, classy vibe about her. Dressed in a black evening gown, she looked icy yet regal, like some kind of queen bee.

She rocked up, arm in arm with Kenneth on one side and Louisa on the other, and instantly had all eyes on her.

Lots of guests started asking around: Who was she? Why did she seem so chummy with the Collins family?

The event host, Erlinda Archer, spotted them and made a beeline, saying, "Arabella, you made it! I was worried you might give it a miss!"

She saw Arabella arm in arm with Kenneth and Louisa, and curiosity got the better of her. "You guys know each other?"

Looked like they're pretty tight, considering Arabella was usually pretty aloof and wouldn't just go around linking arms with anyone.