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.

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

got sentenced. But looking at Paul’s reaction, it

from the start that I would never

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

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

him reconsider the merits of marrying

so she can drop the charges?” Arabella asked.

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

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,

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 continue. But the child you’re carrying cannot stay!”

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

about to tell Arabella to leave, his phone rang. It

He quickly

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? Do you know what a laughingstock you’ve

wondering how his father

fool willingly

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

practically livid with his foolish son. The news was all

in this way! You’ve made a complete fool of yourself. How can you

Chapter 21

the trending hashtag, “Paul,

trembled as he clicked on the

and yet you invited the three of us to accompany you. Aren’t you afraid