The Million-Dollar Heart by Rebecca Ryan

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.

with

students, coldly saying, “Mr. Samuel, take down their

it on record. Any student

left with

dumbfounded, unable to

was defending her, Arabella turned to

one to stand up for Arabella, but this time

glanced at Arabella as

a severe scolding from her parents last night, she barely slept. What her mom said constantly played in

truly your friend or if she is just using you, right? Simply tell her that our family is in a tough spot and ask her if she’s willing to plead with Vivienne for us because it was her misleading you that made you target

a while and finally told

off, which made Coral’s heart sink. Maybe Arabella wasn’t really her friend but was

reaction from Corall, Arabella became anxious but didn’t dare ask Coral for help

a deep voice came from the crowd. “Coral, what are you doing

and Mrs. Lockwood standing outside the crowd,

a step back, distancing herself from

arrived with Jaylan Lockwood

and Mrs. Lockwood quickly

raised an eyebrow but didn’t

silent and watched the Lockwoods with a cold

who had originally come to apologize to Vivienne, immediately pulled Coral from the crowd and pushed her in front of Vivienne. “Ms. Vivienne, our daughter’s behavior was due to our lack of discipline. We’re

started whispering

had planned to bring Corall 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

to find

She ignored both his gentle advice and his stem

understand why Arabella, a cunning girl, was

stood there quietly without responding and just looked at the

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they wanted to apologize, they should do it