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.

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

Arabella considered the baby her last resort in case she got sentenced. But looking at Paul’s reaction, it was clear

expected, he scoffed at Arabella. “We agreed from the start that I would never let your child

“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

the Brooks family and thought that she

because of Arabella’s attempted murder, the Brooks family didn’t even

the merits of marrying Arabella.

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.

expecting me to shell out that

but after seeing his obvious disdain for her now, she had no choice but to turn to her grandmother, Judith,

contemplation, Paul weighed the benefits and difficulties of marrying Arabella. The immense benefits of aligning with the Brooks family eventually swayed him. “Fine. If you manage to avoid charges and a criminal record, then

she got charged, but on the surface, she agreed obediently “I want this child gone

tell Arabella to leave, his

quickly answered.

was so loud that even Arabella could hear it. “You’re willing to accept 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 laughingstock you’ve made of our family?!”

wondering how his father

fool willingly was too

off the engagement due to Arabella’s attempted murder charge, he had never told

with his foolish son. The news was

to win over the Brooks family, but not in this way! You’ve made a complete fool of yourself. How can you compete with Percival now?! Your engagement is off! Get back to

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to see the trending

trembled as he clicked on

fiancée is pregnant, and yet you invited the three of us to accompany