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.

landed on Arabella’s abdomen. “You’re not thinking of keeping this child and using your pregnancy to get a

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

the start that I would never let your child become

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

got pampered by the Brooks

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

the merits

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

not expecting me to shell out that two

grandmother and 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 turn to her grandmother, Judith, and father, Scott, for

immense benefits of aligning with the Brooks family eventually swayed him. “Fine. If you manage to avoid charges and a criminal record, then we

child in case she got charged, but on the surface, she agreed obediently

to leave, his phone rang. It was his father, Ryan Ellington.

He quickly answered.

was so loud that even Arabella could hear it. “You’re willing to accept any trash? Are you trying to kill

Paul was stunned, wondering how

the fool willingly was too humiliating.

off the engagement due to Arabella’s attempted murder

Ryan was practically livid with his foolish son. The news was all over 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?!

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the

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

pregnant, and yet you invited the three of us to accompany you. Aren’t you afraid she’ll miscarry from the stress?”