The Million-Dollar Heart

Chapter 140

As Cordelia picked up her phone, she was baffled to see Arabella’s name flash on the screen. A surge of anger welled within her, but she answered the call anyway.

Arabella’s sobbing voice filled the air around the phone. “Dad! You need to come and save me! I’ve been locked up…”

“What? Are you trying to set your dad up again using the same old trick?” Cordelia interrupted her as a bitter laugh escaped her lips.

Arabella seemed taken aback on the other end of the line. “Mom…”

“Don’t call me mom. I can’t bear the weight of it.” Cordelia retorted coldly. “Your dad is still bedridden due to your antics. What are you scheming this time?”

“No, mom, it’s different now. I’m really in trouble.” Arabella’s voice was filled with desperation, and her breath was heavy as if she were on the run.

But Cordelia was not about to be fooled again. Even if she believed Arabella, she wouldn’t bother to help. Her heart was already battered and bruised.

Cordelia cut Arabella off in a stern tone. “Arabella, the biggest regret your dad and I have in this life is adopting you. Now that we’ve severed ties, please stop bothering us.”

With that, she ended the call with a harsh click and followed Michael’s lead by switching off Dorian’s phone.

Even turning off Dorian’s phone wasn’t enough. She turned off her own too.

The mere thought of Arabella made her sick.

East District.

Arabella wasn’t lying to Beatrice. She had been trying to contact the mysterious man since that day.

Unfortunately, as soon as their plot to frame Dorian was exposed, that man and his gang disappeared without a trace.

Left with no other choice, she had to track Elijah’s lawyer in an attempt to find him.

She believed if the man had gone to the lengths of hiring a lawyer for Elijah, he wouldn’t abandon him. He must still be in touch with the lawyer.

But to her dismay, she lost track of Elijah’s lawyer upon reaching the East District.

was already late, but she thought about how those people had been hiding in the most chaotic part

to be targeted by three thugs not long after she

to a secluded grove, where they began to make their

smirked. “What brings a pretty little thing like you

could it be? She’s probably lonely and

out to grab her. “Well then, we’ll keep

shrieked, dodging his

wench! You’ll regret it!” One of

woods, dialing 911 as she ran. “I

can you please provide your exact

that the men

one are you near, and in which grove?”

Urban Village. I don’t know which grove I’m in!” Arabella was unfamiliar with the East District, let alone the numerous groves. She was

phone with the cops! Let’s finish her off!” One of the men chasing

“Let’s have our fun, then sell her. Ivan needs kidneys, right? Let’s sell one of hers first, then

She sped up, but the path ahead was pitch black. She had no

ahead. It looked like a hospital. The small door at the bottom left of the main gate

the thugs kicked the metal

didn’t try to climb over the

in the dark yard, startled by a chuckle from the

to see a chubby man in hospital attire grinning at her. “Miss, are…are

her She quickly backed away and ran into the

fat

a bed. The chubby man found her reem quickly calling out for his

snapped on the lights, and another started yelling, “Falso, are you asking

awoken by the

began to wail

the lack of staff intervention in

The fat man’s voice grew louder. “I saw you come

one of the patients suggested,

chest. The next second, the fat man’s

away, but was caught off guard by another man on her other side. He

the dim light provided, she managed to make

faces of four other men

had a crooked eye and

had a menacing look

was constantly muttering gibberish under his

somewhat normal was brandishing a crude knife that was carved out of wood. He sneered at her. “Looks like a

intervened. “No, no way; she’s my gal! You can’t