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.”

she changed the subject. “Coral, how’s your uncle doing? Still got his

hearing this, Coral immediately got upset. “Don’t even mention it. My uncle got sacked and our family business has run into some issues. My

to work.”

surprised. “Why? What

home is really bad. My parents and

them.”

anything to do with my sister?”

bad for you. You’re clearly the best. You’re the one who deserves Mr. Ellington.

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

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Tranquil Estates.

Brandon Lockwood. “Brandon, can’t you help me

Jaylan was almost affected. His position was in jeopardy. We’ve got our

her 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? She falsely accused Ms. Vivienne of theft not too long ago. And now she’s stirring up new trouble. She doesn’t know

face was thunderous. “But what did you do? You didn’t even bother checking and just went straight in. You wanted to start an investigation without any evidence, and you were personally questioned by Rivenwood’s higher-ups. If they didn’t fire you, who else would

to keep a low profile, but you just wouldn’t listen. We used our connections to get

“I…”

dare try to defend yourself!” Mrs. Lockwood cut him off angrily. “Even though Coral asked you this time, can you assure me that you

his

selfish motives. He wanted to use this situation to gain some benefits. The

money.

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

ignored our advice. Now, you’ve caused trouble 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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family have against you? What good did