The Million-Dollar Heart by Rebecca Ryan

Chapter 104

Percival shot a glance at the reporter speaking to him..

The reporter was young. He was sporting a pair of black-rimmed glasses, and the moment

his

gaze met Percival’s, he felt a chill run down his spine, making him step back instinctively. But when he saw Arabella’s tear-streaked face and Michael writhing in pain on the ground, his sense of “justice” overpowered him. “What are you looking at? Did I say something

I wrong? I think Michael should go get his injuries checked out and sue you for intentional

harm!” He blurted out.

Others chimed in. “Exactly. Those who abuse their power and oppress others will eventually get their just deserts!”

“Vivienne is such a letdown. The Hawthorn family raised her, and yet she let her fiancé drive them to the brink of bankruptcy. What an ungrateful brat!”

“We’re definitely going public with what happened today. We want everyone to see your true

colors!”

“I think they should publicly apologize to Hawthorn Group and compensate them for all their losses.”

Arabella seized this opportunity. She fell to her knees and began begging Vivienne while sobbing. “Please, beg the Ellington family to spare the Hawthorn family! I’ll take all the blame! Please! Do you really want to see the Hawthorn family go bankrupt to be satisfied?”

She lay on the ground as her voice choked with emotions, pleading over and over again. She looked like the wronged underdog.

But hidden from public view, her eyes showed an intense hatred.

Arabella’s public kneeling and begging to Vivienne were not voluntary.

how much resentment she harbored for Vivienne or how much she

kneel in front of her, she had no choice but to

her support, so her ambitions and desires would be impossible to

someone like Beatrice, who valued

was a hurdle

although she was unwilling, Arabella still

on the ground, she told herself, “Arabella, just endure this once. You’ll get back double the humiliation you suffered today

watched Arabella’s performance with a smile, as if she were watching a hilarious comedy. She even

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so foolish as to think that she could force Vivienne to spare

by holding Thaddeus captive. Beatrice’s strategy was to bind Vivienne with

regardless of right and wrong, and the underdog always has the upper hand in public

the entire Ellington family, were oppressing the weak with their power, while the sick Beatrice and crying Arabella

room and post it online at this moment, it would definitely spark a public

under such

Regrettably, she was Vivienne.

the kind to be

when dealing with morally corrupt

remained silent. She just wanted to see what Arabella would do if she didn’t

Interesting, right?

would watch them perform like clowns in front of her and

still unresponsive, Arabella finally started to panic. She looked

reporters were all heartbroken and

you see? Vivienne

you’re like this, and she

Vivienne’s!” Arabella, while hating Vivienne in her heart, pretended to be flustered and shook her head frantically. Suddenly, she pulled out a knife and held it against her left wrist. “What can I do for you to spare the Hawthorn family? Can my death do it? Will

reporters were horrified and

“Arabella, don’t be impulsive!”

ruthless Vivienne won’t spare

Beatrice also played along. Her eyes were wide open when she tried to throw herself onto the ground to stop Arabella,

Beatrice, cried out,