The Million-Dollar Heart by Rebecca Ryan

Chapter 220

Ever since she became the heiress of the Brooks family, Arabella had been showered with flattery by men. She was blinded by this and started to genuinely think that she was irresistible, forgetting that these men were drawn to her due to the power and influence of the Brooks family.

If she were just Arabella Hawthorn, neither Tristan nor Paul would have bothered to glance at her.

“Arabella, you’re the reason I’m like this. I won’t let you get away with it. Tristan’s icy gaze sent shivers down Arabella’s spine.

Her legs were weak, and she could barely stand. She slowly retreated, but she suddenly felt a foot heavily pressed on her back.

“Where do you think you’re going, my cousin?”

Arabella looked back in fear, only to see Ashley standing at the door with several muscular men.

Ashley watched Arabella with a look of disdain, unable to comprehend how someone could be so shameless. Even after being exposed, Arabella still refused to admit her wrongdoings.

“Tristan, help me Please! Arabella turned to Tristan, pleading for his help.

“Oh, didn’t you know?” Ashley chuckled lightly. “These men work for your dear Tristan.”

As Arabella was dragged away, Calista entered.

Like a drowning woman grasping at a lifeline, Arabella reached out and clung to Calista’s sleeve “Calista, please help me!”

Calista looked at the fingerprints left on the place where her clothing was pulled, her eyes showing disgust.

Tristan gave an order, and the man holding Arabella mercilessly broke her fingers. Arabella’s screams echoed through the entire floor

Calista, as if she hadn’t heard, just lowered her head to examine Tristan’s body.

Ashley merely turned to Tristan and asked, “Where are you taking her?”

belongs Tristan replied coldly, clearly not wanting to discuss the matter further in front of

examining Tristan,

lingered on

couldn’t help but mock him. “Don’t

he wasn’t worthy of Calista. The truth stung,

sneered, leaving the hospital

talking on the phone. Ashley nodded at her, and Calista

watching Ashley’s retreating figure. “Did you see

both proud and aloof. “Yes. How’s Scott doing?”

hard,” replied Calista.

her mother replied. “I’ll be in Haveriwood for a concert in a few days. We

Calista agreed and ended

a loveless, arranged marriage and parted ways when she was ten Despite being raised by her father and seeing her mother infrequently, she felt a closer connection to her mother

understood why her proud and haughty mother

that Dorian’s family had moved to the luxurious Jade

him out for money.

Beatrice and Arabella had pulled off, forging paternity tests to fool the Brooks family, had been brought to light Consequently, Scott had ceased paying for Beatrice’s medical expenses and

two children had gone from living in the lap of luxury to barely scraping by. They were so destitute that they couldn’t even cover Beatrice’s medical bills, so they had to throw

ties a long time ago!” Cordelia was fuming. “When they came to your

us. Whatever the court orders, we’ll pay!”

visiting Beatrice in

but a

them back to the sticks. Percival placated. “Don’t worry, I won’t let them bother

it and walked into the yard to answer.

crew before we could

Percival asked, arching an

sold her to a human smuggler who deals in trafficking women to the Golden Triangle Thomas continued, “Arabella was tied up and gagged as soon as she was brought