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.

offered her any assistance. Once Elijah’s crimes were exposed, everyone

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

was that really the

Vivienne lacked talent?

was the renowned Master

money with a single perfume than the entire

she need to be

Arabella had been

and

a habitual liar who constantly tried to tamish her sister’s reputation

this to

everyone. ‘It was all Elijah’s doing! I’ve

to her, their faces were

cold treatment,

stood, everything was clean and orderly; even the bottles. and jars on her perfume table were still neatly arranged; not a single one

news, she hadn’t said a word. She just watched coldly as Elijah was beaten into a pulp by the angry crowd before being

she could have used her influence

she hadn’t fully figured out Elijah’s background yet and didn’t want to expose her own strength so quickly. Also, she wanted to use this scandal to help Riley

Graslandia, she returned home and started investigating the potion issue, neglecting

Riley, was Master Q’s apprentice, and all the perfumes that Elijah had launched on the

these achievements, the siblings’ future

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

hearing this, everyone was

returned to her perfume table and quickly mixed another

enthusiasts, who were thrilled to witness the birth of a new creation from the

sitting in the jury

Dunhill and the others were all stunned when the chaos ensued. They hadn’t expected a simple perfume competition to turn into a crime

perfumes they had just praised from Elijah must have

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by Riley, which made them feel