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.

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

that Beatrice favored her because Vivienne lacked talent, which led to Vivienne’s jealousy and Percival’s plot to bankrupt

that really the

Vivienne lacked talent?

the renowned Master

earn more money with a single perfume than

to be jealous or

Arabella had

she and Elijah had teamed up to

who constantly tried to tamish her sister’s

you doing this to me?!

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

her, their faces were indifferent, lacking even a hint

to bear this cold treatment, she fled in

to beat Elijah, the stage was in chaos, where she stood, everything was clean and orderly; even the bottles. and jars on her perfume table were still neatly arranged; not a single one had fallen

she hadn’t said a word. She just watched coldly as Elijah was beaten

could have used her influence to rescue Riley

hadn’t fully figured out Elijah’s background yet and didn’t want to expose her own strength so quickly. Also,

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

all the perfumes that Elijah had launched

achievements, the siblings’ future would be

addressed the crowd still in the auditorium. “I’m here today to

everyone was

returned to her perfume table and quickly mixed another

to her, especially the perfume enthusiasts, who were thrilled

sitting in the jury box

chaos ensued. They hadn’t expected a simple

had just praised from

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which made them