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.

gaze landed on Arabella’s abdomen. “You’re not thinking

her last resort in case she got sentenced. But looking at Paul’s reaction, it was clear that he

Arabella. “We agreed from the start that I would never let your child become

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

the Brooks family and thought that she was well–loved by them.

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

the

and get her forgiveness, so she can drop the charges?” Arabella asked.

me to shell out that two billion, are you?” Paul laughed sarcastically.

pay, but after seeing his obvious disdain for her now, she

marrying Arabella. The immense benefits of aligning with the Brooks family eventually swayed him. “Fine.

she got charged, but on the surface, she

tell Arabella to leave, his phone rang. It was his

He quickly

accept any trash? Are you trying to kill me with anger?! Why would you marry Arabella knowing that she’s

stunned, wondering how

the fool willingly was too

family planned to call off the engagement due to Arabella’s attempted murder charge, he had never told anyone what

foolish son. The news was all over the place,

complete fool of yourself. How can you compete with Percival now?! Your engagement is off! Get back

Chapter 21

Twitter, only to see the trending

clicked on the link, leading him to an audio clip.

to him flirtatiously. “Paul, your fiancée is pregnant, and yet you invited the three of us to accompany you. Aren’t you afraid