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.

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

case she got sentenced. But looking

Arabella. “We agreed from the start that I

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 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

he had seen how Arabella got pampered by the Brooks family

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

him reconsider the merits of

can drop the charges?” Arabella asked. suppressing her displeasure. “My grandmother wants

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

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

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 we can

keep the child in case she got charged, but on the surface, she agreed obediently “I want this

Arabella to leave, his phone

quickly

lost your 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

was stunned, wondering

fool willingly was too humiliating.

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

with his foolish son. The

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

Chapter 21

to see the

as he clicked on the link,

flirtatiously. “Paul, your fiancée is pregnant, and yet you invited the three of