The Princess and the Pauper

Chapter 1941

"Come on, I don't need it to be pretty! Even if it looks like it was scribbled by a dog, I don't mind! You

write as a pastime, a hobby, but for me, it's like going through hell! I hate writing so much, I don't even

want to touch a pen. Please, Bella, help me out. You're the best sister-in-law in the whole wide world."

Cathy clung to Arabella's hand, her voice dripping with sweetness. "I was waiting for you all evening,

my stomach was growling louder than a bear, and I was a little bit upset, but now that you're here, it's

all gone! Honest, I swear!"

"Cathy."

When Romeo saw her holding on to Arabella's hand, seemingly begging for something, he stepped

forward and interjected, "Are you done yet?"

"Just about."

"Well, then I'll take it as you're done." Romeo drew Arabella into his arms, his tone softening as he

spoke to her, "Grandma and Grandpa said they have something for you, let's go see."

"Romeo." Cathy's voice was tinged with urgency as she watched their retreating figures, "Bella."

"You asked her copy the family rules?" Arabella looked up, her interest piqued as she spoke to the man

beside her.

"She came to you with her complaints?" Romeo glanced back, giving Cathy a stern look that sent a

shiver down her spine.

Cathy felt a surge of panic. Maybe even with her sister-in-law's intervention, her brother was set on

punishing her.

What now? With the holidays upon them, there was no chance to find someone to write it for her at the

last minute.

Then she saw her sister Luna nearby and clung to a glimmer of hope.

Luna, ever so nonchalant, said as she walked, "Don't even think about it. If Romeo finds out, I'd end up

writing it four hundred times."

"Please, Luna, you're my true family. Can you do just ten pages for me? Ten? Is that okay?"

"Not a single word." Luna's icy demeanor left no room for negotiation.

Cathy's gaze turned to her brother Jeffrey, who helplessly said, "If Romeo finds out, he'll break my

legs."

"Are you all so afraid of him? After all these years, haven't you ever thought about standing up to him?"

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"Jeffery, Luna." Cathy's spirits sank further as she realized that even her own siblings were as

apprehensive as she was.

Meanwhile.

Arabella spoke in a calm voice, "Let's just drop it, no more punishment."

Romeo's gaze shifted to his fiancée, "She won her way into your good graces that quickly?"

"I think she just finds you more approachable."

Hearing her brother call her full name, Cathy's heart skipped a beat, and she braced herself for a

scolding.

She hurried over to them, ready to take her lumps.

"Since Bella has pleaded on your behalf, we'll leave it at that. But let this be the last time."