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.

no matter how much resentment she harbored for

she had no choice but to

she would lose her support, so her ambitions and desires would be

like Beatrice, who valued her, the adopted granddaughter

was a hurdle she had

unwilling, Arabella still kowtowed

she told herself, “Arabella, just endure this once. You’ll

watched Arabella’s performance with a smile, as if she were watching

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so foolish as to think that she

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

underdog, regardless of right and wrong, and the underdog always has

that she and Percival, even the entire Ellington family, were oppressing the

the situation in the room and post it online at this moment, it would definitely spark

else would have surrendered under such

Regrettably, she was Vivienne.

not the kind to be

dealing with

silent. She just wanted to see what Arabella

Interesting, right?

perform like clowns in front of her and then defeat them in the

looked up; her smooth forehead

all heartbroken and

anymore. Can’t you see? Vivienne is just a

and

my fault, not 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

and quickly tried to stop

“Arabella, don’t be impulsive!”

you hurt yourself, the ruthless

also played along. Her eyes were wide open when she tried to throw herself

Beatrice, cried out, and