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.

much resentment she harbored for Vivienne or how much

she had no choice

support, so her ambitions and desires would

like Beatrice, who

hurdle she

she was unwilling, Arabella still

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

Arabella’s performance with a

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as to think that she could

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

people tend to sympathize with the underdog, regardless of right and wrong, and

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

this moment, it would definitely spark a public outcry sympathizing with the weak and condemning the

else would have surrendered under such family pressure and public

Regrettably, she was Vivienne.

was not the kind

dealing with morally corrupt

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

Interesting, right?

watch them perform like clowns in front of her and then

started to panic. She looked

reporters were all heartbroken and angrily started

her anymore. Can’t you see?

this, and

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?

reporters were horrified and quickly tried

“Arabella, don’t be impulsive!”

hurt yourself, the ruthless Vivienne

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

immediately held Beatrice, cried out, and then glared