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.

paid her any attention or offered her any assistance. Once Elijah’s crimes were

and Vivienne’s talent in perfumery. She had claimed that Beatrice favored her because Vivienne lacked talent, which led to Vivienne’s jealousy and Percival’s plot to bankrupt the Hawthorn

that

Vivienne lacked talent?

the

single perfume than

to be

Arabella had

and

to tamish her sister’s reputation did not

are you doing this to me?! What have I done

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

no one paid any attention to her, their faces were indifferent, lacking even a hint of

cold treatment, she fled

to beat Elijah, the stage was in chaos, where she stood, everything was clean and orderly;

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

have used her influence to rescue

her own strength so quickly. Also, she wanted to use

returned home and started investigating the potion issue, neglecting the siblings, which allowed Elijah to

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

achievements, the siblings’ future would be

in the auditorium. “I’m here today

everyone was taken

to her perfume table and quickly mixed

attention was immediately drawn to her, especially the perfume enthusiasts, who were thrilled to witness the birth

the jury box were

all stunned when the chaos ensued. They hadn’t expected a simple perfume competition to turn

had just praised from Elijah must

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them feel sick