The Princess and the Pauper (Arabella and Romeo) novel Chapter 886

But the sincerity in the girl's eyes was unmistakable, and she also nodded, emphasizing, "We won't hurt Carol."

Because Mr. Earwood's place was on the ground floor, passersby would often walk by, and some would even peek into the yard.

"Let them in," Taylor murmured, entering the house with a sense of trepidation. Mr. Earwood, filled with mixed emotions, followed her inside.

Arabella and Clark exchanged a glance, as if to say that they had agreed.

Clark closed the yard gate behind him and followed his sister into the house.

The living room was small, but tidied up to neatness.

"Make yourselves comfortable."

At Mr. Earwood's words, Arabella and Clark settled down on the couch, sitting obediently like a pair of well-behaved students.

Taylor went to the kitchen to fetch some water for them. Arabella wanted to tell her not to bother, but seeing her preoccupied expression, clearly still pondering over earlier events, she didn't have the heart to interrupt her.

Instead, it was Mr. Earwood who glanced at Arabella, then at Clark as he expressed his assumptions, "Brother and sister?"

They both nodded in agreement.

"Blood?"

They nodded in unison again.

"How long have you been seeing Carol?" Logan Earwood turned his gaze to Clark, asking.

"A year," Clark answered truthfully, "A year after, she left me. I spent another year looking for her."

Adding it up, he had been entangled with Carol for two years.