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.

do 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

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

expected, he scoffed at Arabella. “We agreed from the start that I would

even if you got a lighter sentence, you would still have a criminal record, which is no different than going to jail for me.” He looked at Arabella disdainfully. “You are this foolish because you were raised by the Hawthorn family. My

he had seen how Arabella got pampered by the Brooks family and thought that

the engagement because of Arabella’s attempted murder, the Brooks family didn’t even utter a word in her defense. It was clear that she wasn’t as important to them as he

reconsider the merits

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

shell out that two billion, are you?” Paul laughed

Initially, Arabella wanted Paul to pay, but after seeing his obvious disdain for her now, she had no choice

swayed him. “Fine. If you manage to avoid

Arabella gritted her teeth. She wanted to keep the child in case she got charged, but on the surface, she agreed obediently “I want this child gone more than you

leave, his phone rang. It was his

quickly

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

Paul was stunned, wondering how

the fool willingly was too humiliating.

Arabella’s attempted murder charge, he had never told anyone

livid with his foolish son. The news was all over the

a complete fool of yourself. How can you compete with Percival now?! Your

Chapter 21

only to see the trending

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

“Paul, your fiancée is pregnant, and yet you invited the