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 get a lighter

baby her last resort in case she got sentenced.

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

disdainfully. “You are this foolish because you were raised by the Hawthorn family. My parents may not

seen how Arabella got pampered by the Brooks family and

went to Baron to cancel 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

made him reconsider the merits of marrying

didn’t push her and get her forgiveness, so she can drop the charges?” Arabella asked. suppressing her displeasure. “My grandmother wants

to shell out that

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 to

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

child in case she got charged, but on the surface, she agreed obediently “I want this child gone more than you

was about to tell Arabella to leave, his

He quickly answered.

mind?!” Ryan’s furious voice 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

stunned, wondering how

fool willingly was too humiliating.

Arabella’s attempted murder charge, he had never

The news was all over the place, and

want to win over the Brooks family, but not in this way! You’ve made a complete fool of yourself. How can you compete with

Chapter 21

the

he clicked on the link, leading him to

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