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.

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

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

that really

Vivienne lacked talent?

was the renowned Master

single perfume than the entire Hawthorn

be

Arabella had

of the apprenticeship, she and

a habitual liar who constantly tried to tamish her

to

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

their faces were indifferent, lacking even a hint

this cold treatment,

she stood, everything

Elijah was beaten into a pulp by the angry crowd before being taken away

her influence to rescue Riley

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

investigating the potion issue, neglecting the siblings, which allowed Elijah to

everyone would know that the deaf-mute girl, Riley, was Master Q’s apprentice, and all the perfumes that Elijah had launched on the market were the creations of this 12-year-old

achievements, the siblings’

in the auditorium. “I’m

hearing this, everyone was taken

returned to her perfume table and quickly

was immediately drawn to her, especially the perfume enthusiasts, who were thrilled to witness the birth of a new creation

judges sitting in the jury box

ensued. They hadn’t expected a simple perfume competition to

just praised from

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made them feel sick to