The Million-Dollar Heart

Chapter 91

Cloudcrest High School.

After the last class, Coral and Arabella left the classroom together.

Arabella held her phone in her hand, distraught. Recently, Doreen had been bombarding her with calls, saying that Faye was seriously ill and hoping she could visit. But she didn’t go.

She had seen the prescription written by Dr. William herself. It was for a disfigured patient who had been cured. She was confident that the prescription was correct. However, Doreen insisted that Faye had developed symptoms of high fever, vomiting, and diarrhea after taking her medication. This infuriated her.

Faye’s illness was her own problem. Why should Arabella be held responsible?

At first, she patiently explained a few times when Doreen called her. But when the calls became frequent, she got impatient and decided not to answer them anymore.

However, since noon, her phone hadn’t rung. A sudden unease was gnawing at her.

Could something really have happened to Faye?

“Arabella, what’s up with you? You seem a bit out of it.” Coral noticed her unusual mood and

asked.

Arabella was brought back to reality by her voice and shook her head with a smile. “Nothing, I was just thinking about the problem the teacher talked about today.”

the subject. “Coral, how’s

mention it. My uncle got sacked and our family business has run into some issues. My brother is staying at home,

to work.”

surprised. “Why? What

not really sure. My parents didn’t tell me anything about it. But the atmosphere at home is really bad. My parents and brother are

them.”

do with my sister?”

family. I guess Mr. Ellington is helping Vivienne.” Coral said angrily. “Arabella, I really feel bad for you. You’re clearly the best. You’re the one who deserves Mr. Ellington. Just because Vivienne is the real daughter of the Hawthorn family, you have to give up your

Mr. Ellington will change his mind in the future? I’ll just focus on my studies for now. Maybe with time,

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Tranquil Estates.

worn out, slumped on the sofa and pleaded with Coral’s father, Brandon Lockwood. “Brandon, can’t you help me out? I’m at the end of my rope. If I don’t sort out my job situation, my family is

unprecedented trouble. Even Jaylan was almost affected. His position was in jeopardy. We’ve

background was so strong? Now, not only did I lose my job, but my wife also got fired. We’ve got two kids to feed. We’re barely scraping by on a meager income. If you guys don’t help out, we’re done

doesn’t know what she’s doing, but do you? Even a layman like me knows that your department has a verification system. One check would tell you whether

did you do? You didn’t even bother checking and just went straight in. You wanted to start

I asked you to keep a low profile, but you just wouldn’t listen. We used our connections to get you this job, and you

“I…”

off angrily. “Even though Coral asked you this time,

his head

some benefits. The Hawthorn family is loaded. To

money.

chief of Rivenwood directly. He didn’t get any benefits, but instead, he got into

not just for yourself but also for the Lockwood family. If you didn’t come to see us today, I was planning to come to

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the Lockwood family have against you? What good