The Princess and the Pauper (Arabella)

Chapter 1801

"Clear out," Sean wanted to give Romeo and his sister a better dining experience.

The restaurant manager immediately sprang into action, comping the meals of the other diners, handing out discount vouchers for

their next visit, and politely ushering them out. After ensuring the customers had left, he approached Sean, "Everything is taken

care of."

Now, the entire restaurant was left with only two guests - Sean and Steward.

"Could you make the space by the floor-to-ceiling windows a bit bigger? Remove stables and chairs, set up the prspot, call

in a couple of violinists, light sscented candles, and dim the lights a bit more."

The manager thought Sean was setting up a romantic date and hastened to prepare everything himself.

Sitting more than thirty yards away, Sean instructed the manager to make sadjustments on his end too, to keep him out of

sight so that no one would notice him there. The manager was puzzled - was Sean planning to catch someone in the act?

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"Can you hurry it up?"

"Right away," the manager quickly used floral trellises and portable glass dividers to create a tiered space, allowing Sean to

observe the other side without being easily spotted.

Soon, when Arabella walked in, hand in hand with Romeo, she was surprised to find the whole restaurant cleared just for them,

even specially arranged, with the scent of flowers in the air, creating a relaxing ambiance.

Almost immediately, she spotted Sean in the corner, with Steward sitting opposite him. Were the two of them planning to spy from

there?

"It wasn'twho asked for a clear-out," Romeo confessed, glancing towards the corner where the two men sat.

The manager grew nervous - had they been discovered? He had concealed their presence so well; could Mr. McMillian still see

Sean? It seemed impossible.

"Table for two," Romeo announced, acknowledging their presence.

"Mr. McMillian, long tno see. And Miss, right this way, please," the manager quickly led the way.

As Arabella passed the tables near Sean, she asked pointedly, "Is there a private event today?"

"Ah? No, it's not that, it's just that the chef was running late, and scustomers didn't want to wait, so they went to other

restaurants. By the tour chef arrived, it's just that we don't have as many customers at this time." The manager fibbed, "This is

your table."

Watching Romeo walk hand in hand with his sister to their table, Sean couldn't help but grumble with a tinge of jealousy, "This

guy's getting cozy with my sister so fast? | told him to woo her, not to get handsy!"

"Sean, it's all about what Ms. Collins wants, you know. If she didn't want to be touched, she'd give a roundhouse kick that could

send him flying a few yards."

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Sean wasn't pleased with Steward’s comment, "What are you saying? Is my sister violent?"

Although he was trying to defend his sister, his tone lacked conviction. Steward knew that at that moment, Sean must have been

recalling the times he himself had been on the receiving end of Ms. Collins's kicks. Sean had taken his fair share of beatings.

"Let's just wait and see." Sean watched from a distance as Romeo ordered from the menu without even showing it to Bella first,

"Doesn't this guy know about respect? On a first date, isn't it the lady who should pick first?"

Why was he calling all the shots?

"Maybe they already decided what to eat on the way here. Sean, just keep cool," Steward was worried Sean might make a scene.

Sean had to suppress his dissatisfaction for the moment and continue watching.

After Romeo finished ordering, he looked at Arabella with an indulgent gaze, his voice so soft that only the two of them could hear,

"Sean chose a spot with a nice view, didn't he?"