The Million-Dollar Heart by Rebecca Ryan

Chapter 91

Cloudcrest High School.

After the last class, Coral and Arabella left the classroom together.

Arabella held her phone in her hand, distraught. Recently, Doreen had been bombarding her with calls, saying that Faye was seriously ill and hoping she could visit. But she didn’t go.

She had seen the prescription written by Dr. William herself. It was for a disfigured patient who had been cured. She was confident that the prescription was correct. However, Doreen insisted that Faye had developed symptoms of high fever, vomiting, and diarrhea after taking her medication. This infuriated her.

Faye’s illness was her own problem. Why should Arabella be held responsible?

At first, she patiently explained a few times when Doreen called her. But when the calls became frequent, she got impatient and decided not to answer them anymore.

However, since noon, her phone hadn’t rung. A sudden unease was gnawing at her.

Could something really have happened to Faye?

“Arabella, what’s up with you? You seem a bit out of it.” Coral noticed her unusual mood and

asked.

Arabella was brought back to reality by her voice and shook her head with a smile. “Nothing, I was just thinking about the problem the teacher talked about today.”

Then she changed the subject. “Coral, how’s your uncle doing? Still got his job?”

Upon hearing this, Coral immediately got upset. “Don’t even mention it. My uncle got sacked and our family business has run into some issues. My brother is staying at home, not going

to work.”

was surprised.

didn’t tell me anything about it. But the atmosphere at home is really bad. My parents and brother are always looking gloomy. I don’t even

them.”

anything to do with my

Vivienne.” Coral said angrily. “Arabella, I really feel bad for you. You’re clearly the best. You’re the one who deserves Mr. Ellington. Just because Vivienne is the real daughter of the Hawthorn

I’ll just focus on my studies for now. Maybe with time, Mr. Ellington will notice how great I

the school gate and

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Tranquil Estates.

sofa and pleaded with Coral’s father, Brandon Lockwood. “Brandon, can’t you help me out? I’m at the end of my

“Your actions have landed the Lockwood family business in unprecedented trouble. Even Jaylan was almost affected. His position was in jeopardy. We’ve got our

check into Ms. Vivienne’s background at Coral’s request. Who knew her background was so strong? Now, not only did I lose my job, but my wife also got fired. We’ve got two kids to feed. We’re barely scraping by on a meager income. If

stirring up new trouble. She doesn’t know what she’s doing, but do you? Even a layman like me knows that your department has a verification system. One check would tell you whether a

was thunderous. “But what did you do? You didn’t even bother checking and just went straight in. You wanted to start an investigation without any evidence, and you were personally questioned by Rivenwood’s higher-ups. If

Lockwood family’s position is hard-earned. I asked you to keep a low profile, but you just wouldn’t listen.

“I…”

yourself!” Mrs. Lockwood cut him off angrily. “Even though Coral asked you this

hung his head in

some benefits. The Hawthorn family is loaded. To protect

money.

the chief of Rivenwood directly. He didn’t get

the Lockwood family. If you didn’t come

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grudge does the Lockwood family have against you? What good did we do for

face full of confusion. “Isn’t Percival a loser? Where did

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huge capital?”

family has already announced that Percival will be taking over the family business. Percival, who you dimwits see as a waste of space, is actually a diamond in the rough, just waiting to shine. You messed with his fiancée, how could he possibly let