The Million-Dollar Heart by Rebecca Ryan

Chapter 129

Arabella sat rigidly beneath the stage, completely at a loss as to how things had spiraled so disastrously out of control. It seemed that every time she made a move against Vivienne, things took a turn for the worst.

Elijah had suddenly been branded as a kidnapper and a fraud.

And she, as his apprentice… What would become of her?

She watched the angry crowd, trembling in fear of being swept away in their rage.

She tried to stay unnoticed, hoping to slip away in the chaos, but was confronted by a group of high school girls.

They hurled insults at her with scathing words.

“Arabella! Where do you think you’re going?! No wonder Elijah chose you as his apprentice; you’re both nothing more than scum!”

“Yeah, pretending to be all high and mighty because you’re Elijah’s apprentice, ordering us around like we’re your servants. You’re useless!”

In the blink of an eye, punches and kicks began to rain down on her. Once a brawl started, it was hard to stop it, especially when the crowd felt justified in their anger.

Each punch and kick was seen as a righteous act.

The mob’s fury was eventually subdued by the arrival of the police, who took Elijah away on charges of kidnapping and illegal confinement.

Once the chaos in the auditorium had subsided, the sound of soft sobbing could be heard from a corner.

Arabella’s long hair had been hacked off haphazardly, and her school uniform was torn to shreds, revealing her undergarments. Bruises covered her from head to toe, and her face was so swollen that it was hard to recognize her once beautiful features.

But no one paid her any attention or offered her any assistance. Once Elijah’s crimes were exposed, everyone remembered her past deeds.

she herself admitted that Beatrice had tested her and Vivienne’s talent in perfumery. She had claimed that Beatrice favored her because Vivienne lacked talent, which

was that

Vivienne lacked talent?

the renowned

could earn more money with a single

need to be jealous

had

the apprenticeship, she and Elijah had teamed up to humiliate

constantly tried to tamish

you doing this to me?! What have

her feet, accusing everyone. ‘It was all Elijah’s doing! I’ve

their

this cold treatment, she fled in

of people had rushed up to beat Elijah, the stage was in chaos, where she stood, everything was clean and orderly; even the bottles. and jars on her perfume table were still neatly

was beaten into

have used her influence to rescue Riley and

her own

investigating the potion issue, neglecting the siblings, which allowed

girl, Riley, was Master Q’s apprentice, and all the perfumes that Elijah had launched on the market were the creations

the siblings’ future would be

in the auditorium.

everyone

to her perfume table and

perfume enthusiasts, who were thrilled

judges sitting in the jury box

Dunhill and the others were all stunned when the chaos ensued. They hadn’t expected

just praised from Elijah must

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made them feel sick to their

have the audacity to accept their

attention was entirely focused on the new perfume that Vivienne