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.

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

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

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

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 you think my grandfather would agree to jeopardize my uncle’s

how Arabella got pampered by the Brooks family

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

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 money to revive the Hawthorn family business.

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

but after seeing his obvious disdain

family eventually swayed him. “Fine. If you manage to avoid charges and a criminal record, then we

got charged, but on the surface, she agreed obediently

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

quickly answered.

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?

stunned, wondering how his father knew.

the fool willingly was

call off the engagement due to Arabella’s attempted murder charge, he had never told anyone what was truly going

with his foolish son. The news was all over

family, but not in this way! You’ve made a complete fool of yourself. How can you compete

Chapter 21

Twitter, only to see the trending hashtag,

trembled as he clicked on

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