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.

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

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

“We agreed from the start that

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

he had seen how Arabella got pampered by the Brooks family and thought

didn’t even utter a word in

made him reconsider the merits of

get her forgiveness, so she can drop the charges?” Arabella asked. suppressing her displeasure. “My grandmother wants money to revive the Hawthorn family business. If we give

shell out that two billion, are you?” Paul

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 help.

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!”

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

Arabella to leave, his phone rang.

quickly

accept any trash? Are you trying to kill me with anger?! Why would you marry Arabella knowing that she’s carrying someone

was stunned, wondering

fool willingly

to call off the engagement due to Arabella’s attempted murder

with his foolish son. The news was all over

want to win 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

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the trending hashtag, “Paul, The

he clicked on the link,

yet you invited