The Princess and the Pauper (Arabella) novel Chapter 1840

"Hear this—does it sound OK?" Arabella handed each of them a pair of earphones.

Chasel didn't quite get why his sister was suddenly extracting Erik's voice, but as he listened to some of the audio clips, he nodded in approval, "That's his voice, exactly. You've even filtered out the background noise. It's like he's right here with us."

Comforted by Chasel's confirmation, Arabella said, "Great, I'll go check out the room Erik stayed in before, see if he left any clues. You guys catch up."

She collected the earphones and was gone in a flash.

Sean didn't even get a chance to say a word to her before she left.

No wonder the other brothers were so eager to get home first, to spend time with their sister.It seemed the only way to get some quality time with her was to beat the clock.

The more people there were, the less time she had for each of them.

He suddenly missed the days when it was just the two of them.

"What's up with Erik?" Chasel asked in a low voice once Arabella had left.

Hans had already shown him the surveillance footage from the abandoned building, and although he knew Erik was Serena's biological father, he had no idea about what happened after that.

Sean, still feeling the sting of being overlooked by his sister, answered Chasel's question with a hint of resignation, detailing the entire situation.

Chasel finally understood that Arabella was setting a trap, waiting for the mastermind to walk right into it.

"I'm gonna head upstairs to change," Chasel said, seeing Arabella wouldn't be back for a while, intending to slip into something more comfortable, like the home attire.

His sister had designed that loungewear for him, which was no less stylish than the outfit Sean was wearing.

Once Chasel left, Sean felt even more bored, so he went to his room to fire up the computer and get some work done. But as he stepped in, his eyes fell on the sunflower field painting that Serena had given him.

Meanwhile.

After changing into his loungewear, Chasel's gaze inadvertently caught the razor, men's cologne, and skincare products on his dresser, all gifts from Serena last year.

He had been so happy to receive them that he hardly ever used them, wanting to keep them pristine.

Besides these, there was a photo in his bookcase of him and Serena, taken just after she won first place at a piano competition last year. They were at the venue, her holding the trophy and his hands.

Serena looked absolutely radiant with joy in that photo, her eyes filled with a happy glow.

Chasel then pulled out a thick photo album from the bookcase, filled with family pictures from over the years, many of them featuring Serena.

There were pictures of the two of them as kids, chasing each other around, riding bikes, having fun at theme parks.