The Million-Dollar Heart by Rebecca Ryan

Chapter 114

Suddenly, the auditorium was in an uproar.

“Why the hell did you take her as your student?”

“How on earth is she worthy enough to be your student?”

He gave a slight smile and picked up the microphone, sincerely addressing the puzzled looks from the crowd.

“I know it’s hard for you guys to wrap your heads around this. I had my doubts too, but perfume blending not only needs talent but a keen sense of smell too. And Arabella is the most gifted person I’ve met in this respect.

I couldn’t bear to waste her talent, and I don’t want to discredit her just because she screwed up when she was young and dumb. Think about it. Who hasn’t screwed up when they were young? When I was thirteen, I skipped school to play video games, got chased, and was smacked by my parents.”

At this point, laughter erupted from the crowd. His easygoing humor led everyone to accept Arabella’s past deeds.

Nobody’s perfect. Who could say that they’ve never messed up?

They were all still young, weren’t they?

As long as it was not something terribly wrong, they should be forgiven and get a second

chance.

The shift in the students’ attitudes made Elijah satisfied. He continued, “So, I’ve decided to give Arabella a chance. I’ll properly teach and supervise her. If she screws up again, I’ll personally kick her out of the perfume world.”

A chilly smile appeared on Vivienne’s face. So, this was Elijah’s plan.

take the fall for Arabella, then covered up Arabella’s flaws with his little speech about the stupidity of youth and made her

of being Elijah’s student, even if she did get kicked out by Dr. William, Arabella could still continue being the

her a signal. “I know my actions have tarnished the reputation of Cloudcrest

deeply to the crowd and sincerely apologized. When she straightened up, she looked at Vivienne. “Vivienne, I know

deeply to Vivienne, masking the coldness and hatred

eyes.

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lips curled slightly, revealing a faint

bending over, smiled slightly. She

know I was wrong Everything I did was because you’re so great that I was jealous and lost myself. But we’re family. Can’t you forgive

lost a lot of weight after being in custody, so she looked

portion of students immediately felt sympathy for

young people’s hearts. They also had various human weaknesses, so when they put themselves in Arabella’s shoes, they naturally hoped that others could easily forgive them

some people started whispering about

a big deal. Arabella has apologized, so why keep

her?”

for Arabella to make a mistake once, as long

just smiled as she looked at Arabella, not

back in his chair while casually adjusting his clothes. He appeared indifferent, but his

the sensible students started

with a knife

sympathy at Cloudcrest High School many times before, and they were fed

don’t have a knife?

but she quickly covered it up. Ignoring the ridicule. from the crowd, she looked at Vivienne seriously and said, “I really am apologizing to you. What can

at Elijah timidly. “If… If you could forgive me, I’m willing to give up the opportunity to become Master Elijah’s student to

had gone crazy. What a rare opportunity it was to be

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made a big splash in Havenwood because of its perfume. Although the Hawthorn Group was now bankrupt, with Elijah’s support, it would definitely not be