The Million-Dollar Heart

Chapter 217

Inside the private suite.

Paul sat alone on the couch, his gaze lifting slightly as Arabella entered. He stared at her gloomily, and after a long silence, he finally spoke, “Our alliance is over, and I’m going public with the fact that the child you’re carrying has nothing to do with me.”

“How could you do this to me, Paul?” Arabella’s heart filled with resentment, but she still looked at Paul with a pitiful gaze.

“Don’t give me that act!” Paul was completely unaffected by Arabella’s attempt at playing the victim.

He had once thought Arabella was a pure and innocent goddess. His pursuit of her was causing him sleepless nights.

However, after learning she had been impregnated out of wedlock at eighteen and that she couldn’t even identify the father of her child, he found her past pretenses sickening.

“Do you think the Ellington family is a joke? I would never marry a woman who has been to jail”

Given the evidence, Arabella was destined to be sentenced. If he married her, he would become the laughingstock of the town.

He was vying for the position of head of the family against Percival. He couldn’t afford to have such a stain on his reputation.

“What if I manage to avoid jail?” Arabella bit her lip and asked.

you mean?” Paul furrowed his brows and widened his eyes as his gaze landed on Arabella’s abdomen. “You’re not thinking of keeping this child and using your pregnancy to get a

last resort in case she got sentenced. But looking at Paul’s reaction,

from the start that I would

me.” He looked at Arabella disdainfully. “You are this foolish because you were raised by the Hawthorn family. My parents may not be politicians, but my uncle is a high–ranking official. If I marry a woman with a criminal record, it could potentially harm his career. Why do you think my grandfather would agree

by the Brooks family and thought that

Brooks family didn’t even utter a word in her defense. It was clear that she wasn’t as

made him reconsider the

if I can convince my grandmother that I didn’t push her and get her forgiveness, so she can drop the charges?” Arabella asked. suppressing her displeasure. “My grandmother wants money to revive the Hawthorn family business. If we give her two billion, she will

shell out that two billion,

grandmother and father will help me out Initially, Arabella wanted Paul to pay, but after seeing his obvious disdain for her now, she had no choice but

benefits of aligning with the Brooks family eventually swayed him. “Fine. If you manage to avoid charges and a criminal record, then we can continue. But the child you’re carrying

charged, but on the surface, she agreed obediently

tell Arabella to leave, his phone

He quickly

any trash? Are you trying to kill me with anger?! Why would you marry Arabella knowing that she’s carrying someone else’s child? Do you know what a

wondering how his

the fool willingly was too

family planned to call off the engagement due to Arabella’s attempted murder charge, he

the news yourself!” Ryan was practically livid with his foolish son. The news was all over the place, and Paul was still clueless.

way! You’ve made a complete fool of yourself. How can you compete with Percival now?! Your engagement is

Chapter 21

to see the trending hashtag, “Paul, The Cuckold.”

clicked on the link, leading

heard speaking to him flirtatiously. “Paul, your fiancée is pregnant, and yet you invited