The Million-Dollar Heart by Rebecca Ryan

Chapter 158

Tristan remained frozen in his stroke-like stance with his mouth hanging open and drooling, looking like a complete fool, until the school security had to drag him away.

With her backing gone, Arabella didn’t dare cause any more trouble. Despite now being the heiress of the Brooks family, her past deeds in Havenwood were too vile and fresh in everyone’s memory for anyone to want to associate with her.

The only ones hovering around her were those hoping to climb up the social ladder through her connection with the Brooks family.

So she had no choice but to feign peace. “Coral, I may have misunderstood what happened earlier. I ran upstairs too quickly.”

“Shut up!” Coral stepped forward and slapped her. “Stop pretending. You set me up on purpose! If not, why were you just crying while your mentally ill brother was hitting me and not stopping him?”

“You… you hit me!” Arabella had been enjoying a privileged life in Rivenwood for the past month, being pampered nonstop by the Brooks family. She was used to being treated like a queen and couldn’t bear any insults or mistreatment.

“Yeah, I hit you! You can frame me, so why can’t I hit you?!” Coral had always had a short fuse. Each time she thought about how Arabella used her in the past, she could feel her blood boil.

“You didn’t fall over earlier or later, but precisely when you were passing by me! With all your crying and shouting, who would believe you weren’t intentionally framing me?!”

Having said that, Coral turned around and walked away. However, halfway out, she started to worry. Ever since the Lockwood family was disciplined by Percival, she was no longer the reckless child who only caused trouble for her family.

She was now afraid of possible revenge from the Brooks family, given that she had offended Arabella and hit Tristan.

So, after much thought, she decided to seek advice from Vivienne.

When Coral arrived, Vivienne was planning the upcoming exam schedule for Class Eighteen. Percival, having nothing else to do, was feeding her snacks. Vivienne accepted whatever Percival offered her.

and puffing her cheeks like a little squirrel

Vivienne.” Coral called

swallowed the nuts in her mouth and turned to Coral. She was puzzled as

Class

Coral waited for Vivienne’s response She tadalvege looked down upon Class Eighteen and didn’t have

transfer Vivienne didn’t object One

much of

to process the paperwork right away

mio ter mouth She glanced at him and saw him sitting there, watching her with a smile on his face, bong as if he were appreciating a masterpiece. She was utterly confused by his

mansion in Rivenwood, the atmosphere in the living room wESS eerily silent. Judith sat on a leather couch, watching her eldest son, Scott, answer a prom call. After a few murmurs, he

Judith as the elderly woman she had saved at the

falsification. Arabella is indeed my daughter.”

on the coffee table.

“Didn’t we do a pareminy test when we first brought

do you and Scott not believe that Arabella is Scott’s daughter?” Melissa Brooks, Judins daughter, chimed in. She then shook her head. “I think you’re overthinking it. How could Aum Beatrice manipulate the paternity test under

Beatrice” was none other

clouded eyes narrowing, exuding an aura of solemnity. She remained

Uncle Scott and

the room fell silent

in Havenwood, her accusations of rape against her foster father, and her near-fatal medical misconduct spread quickly in Rivenwood

deliberately kept from the Brooks until the last minute by which time the rest of the town’s prominent families were

did the math. She’s been in Havenwood jail twice.”

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for trying to cover up her false claim of

dark expressions on the Brooks’ faces, she continued. “Her foster father was too soft. He didn’t press charges for slander, or else she

Melissa intervened, noticing the grim faces of

say it, does that mean others won’t? Do you have any idea how much I was embarrassed at school today because of Arabella?” Ashley responded, her brows

in frustration.