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

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

was that really

Vivienne lacked talent?

the

more money with a single perfume than

she need to be

Arabella had

the apprenticeship, she and

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

doing this to me?! What have I

one was willing to come to her aid, Arabella angrily got to her feet, accusing everyone. ‘It was all Elijah’s doing! I’ve only been his apprentice

her, their faces were indifferent, lacking even a hint

bear this cold treatment,

was in chaos, where she stood, everything was clean

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

have used her influence to rescue Riley and Raymond

to expose her own strength so quickly. Also, she wanted to use this scandal to help

the potion issue, neglecting the siblings,

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

the siblings’

the auditorium.

hearing this, everyone was taken

returned to her perfume table and quickly mixed another

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

five judges sitting in the jury box were

and the others were all stunned when the chaos ensued. They hadn’t expected a

they had just praised

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by Riley, which made them feel