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.

her any attention or offered her any assistance. Once Elijah’s crimes

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

that

Vivienne lacked talent?

was the renowned Master

single perfume than

need to be jealous

Arabella had been

of the apprenticeship, she and Elijah had teamed up to

to tamish her sister’s reputation did not deserve

this to me?! What have I done

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

no one paid any attention to her, their faces were indifferent, lacking even a hint

this cold treatment,

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

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

could have used her influence to rescue Riley

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

and started investigating the potion issue, neglecting the siblings, which

apprentice, and all the perfumes that Elijah had launched on the market were

siblings’ future would be

the crowd still in the auditorium.

this, everyone was

perfume table and quickly mixed another

audience’s attention was immediately drawn to her, especially the perfume enthusiasts, who were thrilled

judges sitting in the

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

perfumes they had just praised from Elijah

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Riley, which made them feel sick