The Million-Dollar Heart by Rebecca Ryan

Chapter 214

The lights in the hospital room were dim. The only illumination came from the soft glow of the medical equipment.

After closing the door behind her, Arabella silently moved towards Beatrice’s bed, studying her aged face. A cruel smile spread across her lips as she touched Beatrice’s oxygen tube.

“Granny, you can’t blame me for this. After all, you’re the one who pushed me to this point. I never wanted to hurt you, but you gave me no choice”

With a smile still on her face, she reached out to remove Beatrice’s oxygen tube.

“But your death will ensure Vivienne takes the blame for this forever You could consider it your last good deed”

Just as she reached out, Beatrice, who had been lying there with her eyes closed, suddenly opened them wide and stared straight at Arabella Arabella jumped in surprise and took a step back

Beatrice was only staring. She was unable to speak or move

Arabella’s smile faded. She swallowed her fear, reached out, and, without hesitation, removed the oxygen tube from Beatrice’s nose.

Click!

The moment she did it, a pair of silver handcuffs were clamped onto her wrist.

The lights in the room suddenly brightened.

Arabella turned around in shock to see the doorway blocked by policemen in a corner of the room, which she hadn’t noticed before, sat a figure on a chair, watching her with a smile.

Vivienne!

“Bravo!” Vivienne sat there with her legs crossed, eagerly applauding Arabella. Thanks for the free entertainment!”

“How did you find out? Arabella’s face turned pale.

“You thought using a burner phone would protect you?” Vivienne laughed. Her smile was as radiant as it had ever been. As if she were mocking Arabella’s

naivety.

back the signals to the Hawthorn Mansion. Who else living in

then that all of this was a setup. The police had deliberately leaked

escape, but all exits were

desperate Arabella as her lips curled up

against me?” She screamed and lunged

hadn’t used Beatrice’s finger to write that bloody “Vivienne” message, Vivienne wouldn’t have been involved in this

“What goes around comes

Vivienne clapped her hands, pulled out her phone, and started dialing I should report the

trying to stop her She had

even if the police arrested her, they would have to release her on

long as she kept this secret and kept it off the news, the Brooks and Ellington

her wedding with Paul could still

could negotiate terms with Beatrice, and

expect Vivienne to snitch to the Brooks family

already dialed Scotts number “Your

was taken aback. He had to

next move Vivienne

he protect his daughter or

wait, I have Scott guessed Vivienne’s

Vivienne had already hung up watching as Arabella was

hospital room was quiet

from her corner chair with her hands in her pockets and walked over to

I would help you? Vivienne smiled slightly “Don’t worry, I just wanted you

merciless “You’ll spend the rest of your life

horror as tears streamed down her face

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Chapter 214

out of the room without sparing another glance at

pregnancy, even though her crime was heinous, she was released on bail

child she considered an abomination, the one she wanted to abort, had saved her.

child. If this case went to trial, she would need this

she would be too far along in her pregnancy to abort the child and she