The Million-Dollar Heart

Chapter 129

Arabella sat rigidly beneath the stage, completely at a loss as to how things had spiraled so disastrously out of control. It seemed that every time she made a move against Vivienne, things took a turn for the worst.

Elijah had suddenly been branded as a kidnapper and a fraud.

And she, as his apprentice… What would become of her?

She watched the angry crowd, trembling in fear of being swept away in their rage.

She tried to stay unnoticed, hoping to slip away in the chaos, but was confronted by a group of high school girls.

They hurled insults at her with scathing words.

“Arabella! Where do you think you’re going?! No wonder Elijah chose you as his apprentice; you’re both nothing more than scum!”

“Yeah, pretending to be all high and mighty because you’re Elijah’s apprentice, ordering us around like we’re your servants. You’re useless!”

In the blink of an eye, punches and kicks began to rain down on her. Once a brawl started, it was hard to stop it, especially when the crowd felt justified in their anger.

Each punch and kick was seen as a righteous act.

The mob’s fury was eventually subdued by the arrival of the police, who took Elijah away on charges of kidnapping and illegal confinement.

Once the chaos in the auditorium had subsided, the sound of soft sobbing could be heard from a corner.

Arabella’s long hair had been hacked off haphazardly, and her school uniform was torn to shreds, revealing her undergarments. Bruises covered her from head to toe, and her face was so swollen that it was hard to recognize her once beautiful features.

one paid her any attention or offered her any assistance. Once

that Beatrice had tested her and Vivienne’s talent in perfumery. She had claimed that Beatrice favored her because Vivienne

that really the

Vivienne lacked talent?

the renowned Master

could earn more money with a single perfume than the entire Hawthorn family

she need to be jealous or seek

Arabella had been

of the apprenticeship, she and Elijah

constantly tried to tamish her sister’s reputation did

are you doing this to me?! What have I

got to her feet, accusing everyone. ‘It was all Elijah’s doing! I’ve only been his

any attention to her, their faces were indifferent, lacking even a hint of

bear this cold treatment, she fled

group of people had rushed up to beat Elijah, the stage was in chaos, where she stood, everything was clean and orderly; even the bottles.

as Elijah was beaten

could have used her

didn’t want to expose her own strength so

left Graslandia, she returned home and started investigating the potion issue, neglecting the siblings, which allowed

apprentice, and all the perfumes that Elijah had launched on the market

these achievements, the siblings’ future would be

the crowd still in the auditorium. “I’m here today to present my fourth

hearing this, everyone was taken

table and quickly mixed another

especially the perfume enthusiasts, who were thrilled to witness the birth of a

the jury

were all stunned when the chaos ensued. They hadn’t expected a simple perfume

perfumes they had just praised

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which made them feel sick to their