The Million-Dollar Heart by Rebecca Ryan

Chapter 98

Chapter 98

Percival had been silently grinning like a Cheshire cat on the side. He knew Vivienne was provoking Arabella for fun, but he was secretly enjoying it. Why? It felt like Vivienne was treating him as her rock, and that gave him a reason to keep going

“You!” Arabella snapped. “You’re shameless!”

“Humph!” Vivienne scoffed as she strutted up close and personal to Arabella. Her smirk instantly faded. “You know why I haven’t done anything to you?”

Arabella glared at her, refusing to respond.

“I warned you to keep your hands off Dorian and Cordelia. If you dare, you’ll face the consequences, and you’ll be the one apologizing to me.” Vivienne smirked again. “Do you think Beatrice would abandon the Hawthorn family for you?”

Arabella trembled. She was unable to answer. She knew Beatrice wouldn’t bail on the Hawthorn family for her.

Vivienne shot her a dismissive look and then glanced at the others who had been insulting her. She pulled out her phone and dialed a number.

“Lysander, there are students openly insulting a teacher. We’re at the school entrance. Could you please handle this?”

Upon hearing this, the students turned pale.

“How shameless! Why involve the principal in kids’ stuff?”

Vivienne chuckled as she squinted her eyes with mirth. She patted the complaining student’s shoulder. “Kid, you’re a child; I’m a teacher. You might not know me, but Class Eighteen does. I’m a big fan of tattling.”

Class Eighteen students nodded in agreement.

The other students fell silent.

arrived with the

saying, “Mr. Samuel, take down their names,

whole school, and put it on record. Any student found insulting

that, Lysander left with a stern

dumbfounded, unable to recover from the

was defending her,

one to stand up for Arabella,

Arabella as she contemplated

she barely slept. What her mom said constantly played

she is just using you, right? Simply tell her that our family is in a tough spot and ask her if

a while and finally told Arabella about it at

off, which made Coral’s heart sink. Maybe Arabella wasn’t really

no reaction from Corall, Arabella became anxious but didn’t dare ask Coral for

the crowd. “Coral, what are

and Mrs. Lockwood standing outside the crowd,

and took a step back,

with Jaylan Lockwood

together, Brandon and Mrs. Lockwood quickly

raised an eyebrow but didn’t

the Lockwoods with

and pushed her in front of Vivienne. “Ms. Vivienne, our daughter’s behavior was due to our lack of discipline. We’re making her apologize to you now and promise to never offend you

started

to Tranquil Estates to apologize to Vivienne, but she wasn’t home. After hearing the news that the Hawthorn Group’s properties had been suppressed, they rushed to the school, fearing that Coral would

to find

His daughter was disobedient. She ignored both his gentle advice and his stem

understand why Arabella, a cunning girl, was worth being

responding

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to apologize, they should do it properly. She didn’t

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