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

talent in perfumery. She had claimed that Beatrice favored her because Vivienne lacked

was that really the

Vivienne lacked talent?

the renowned Master

could earn more money with a single perfume than the entire Hawthorn family

be jealous or seek Beatrice’s

had been

day of the apprenticeship, she and Elijah

a habitual liar who constantly tried to tamish her sister’s

doing this to me?! What have I done

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

bear this cold treatment,

had rushed up to beat Elijah, the stage was in chaos, where she stood, everything was clean and orderly; even the bottles. and jars

was

truth, she could have used her influence to rescue Riley and

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

she returned home and started investigating the potion issue, neglecting the siblings, which allowed Elijah to take advantage of

everyone would know that the deaf-mute girl, Riley, was Master Q’s apprentice, and 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 present

hearing this, everyone

to her perfume table and quickly mixed another

were thrilled to witness the birth of a new

the jury box

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

perfumes they had just praised from Elijah

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which made them feel