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.

and widened his eyes as his gaze landed on Arabella’s abdomen. “You’re not thinking of keeping

in case she got sentenced. But looking at Paul’s reaction, it was clear

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

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 parents may not be politicians, but my uncle is a high–ranking official.

how Arabella got pampered by the Brooks family and thought

Baron to cancel the engagement because of Arabella’s attempted murder, the Brooks family didn’t even utter a

reconsider the merits of

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

shell out that two billion,

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

with the Brooks family eventually swayed him. “Fine. If you manage to avoid charges and a

her teeth. She wanted to keep the child in case she got charged, but on

to tell Arabella to leave, his phone

He quickly

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

was stunned, wondering

willingly was too

the engagement due to Arabella’s attempted murder

was practically livid with his 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 to

Chapter 21

opened Twitter, only to see the trending

his hand trembled as he clicked on the link,

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