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.”

surprised. “Why? What

about it. But the atmosphere at home is

them.”

anything to do

parents talking. They mentioned the Ellington family. I guess Mr. Ellington is helping Vivienne.” Coral said angrily. “Arabella, I really feel bad for you. You’re clearly the best.

Maybe Mr. Ellington will change his mind in the future? I’ll just focus on my studies for now. Maybe with time, Mr. Ellington will notice how

goodbye at the school

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Tranquil Estates.

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

Even Jaylan was almost affected. His position was in jeopardy. We’ve got our own problems to

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 you guys don’t help

old are you? You just believe whatever Coral tells you? She falsely accused Ms. Vivienne of theft not too long ago. And now she’s 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

face 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 they didn’t fire

the side was also full of disappointment. “Gabriel, I told you before. The Lockwood family’s position is hard-earned. I asked you to keep a low profile, but you just wouldn’t listen. We used our connections to get you this job, and you took it for granted, acting high and mighty

“I…”

him off angrily. “Even though Coral asked you this time,

hung his

some benefits. The Hawthorn family is loaded. To protect Vivienne, they would naturally have to

money.

who knew that Vivienne’s background was so powerful? She called the chief of Rivenwood directly. He didn’t get any benefits, but instead,

for the Lockwood family. If

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what grudge does the Lockwood family have against you? What good did

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

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huge capital?”

real screw-up!” Mrs. Lockwood retorted, standing up in fury. “The Ellington 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 that slide? And even if he was a screw-up, he’s still the Ellington family’s