The Princess and the Pauper (Arabella and Romeo) novel Chapter 609

Soon after, the other party picked up the call.

"Bella, am I seeing things, or did you dial the wrong number? I can't believe you're calling me. That's a rare treat."

Mr. Eugene's voice echoed from the other end of the phone, leaving everyone in shock.

Phillip and Shirley, recognizing the voice instantly as Mr. Eugene's, felt like they had the game in the bag.

Even Mr. Winters' face changed color. This was definitely Mr. Eugene's voice. There was no way he could mistake the accent, the tone!

But how could this be?

It sounded as if Mr. Eugene actually knew this girl!

Who exactly was this girl that Mr. Eugene so highly regarded her?

"Mr. Eugene, have you gone to bed yet? I hope I'm not disturbing you?" Arabella remembered he usually retired early.

"Well, you're being quite formal now. Forget about sleeping. Even if I was lying in a coffin, I'd get up if you called! When are we going to have another chess match?"

The implications of this were massive. Arabella played chess, too?

From the sound of it, she had even played chess with Mr. Eugene.

Could it be that she was a chess whiz?

"I'll come over some other day." As Arabella said this, she went straight to the point, "I heard you have a granddaughter. Just asking."

"What granddaughter? I wasn't aware. Ah, I get it. You must have heard some rumors and thought I had recognized someone else as my granddaughter. That's impossible! I only want to recognize you as my granddaughter. What do you say? Have you changed your mind? Many want to be my granddaughter, if you miss out this time, there won't be another chance!"

Arabella hadn't expected him to bring this up again, so she changed the subject, "We'll talk about that later. Do you remember the golden chess set?"

"I do. Didn't I give it to you? Do you want to give it back to me? I knew you were a gentle and sweet girl..."

"You're overthinking it." Arabella cut off his daydream, "I'm calling to tell you I gave it away."