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 exposed, everyone remembered

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

was that really the

Vivienne lacked talent?

the renowned Master

a single perfume than the entire Hawthorn

need to be jealous or

Arabella had been

of the apprenticeship, she and Elijah

to tamish her sister’s reputation did

this to me?! What have I done

her feet, accusing everyone. ‘It was all Elijah’s

their faces were indifferent, lacking

cold treatment, she fled in

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

coldly as Elijah was beaten

her influence to rescue

Elijah’s background yet and didn’t want to expose her own strength so quickly. Also, she wanted to use

and started investigating the potion issue, neglecting the

this incident, everyone would know that the deaf-mute girl, Riley, was Master Q’s apprentice, and all the perfumes that

these achievements, the siblings’

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

this, everyone

returned to her perfume table and quickly

to her, especially the perfume enthusiasts, who were thrilled to witness the birth of a new creation from the mysterious

five judges sitting in the jury

They hadn’t expected a simple perfume competition to

had just praised from Elijah must have

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which made them feel sick to their