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

considered the baby her last resort in case she got sentenced. But looking at Paul’s reaction, it was clear that he wouldn’t

Arabella. “We agreed from the start that I

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

how Arabella got pampered by the Brooks

Arabella’s attempted murder, the Brooks family didn’t even utter a word in her

him reconsider the merits

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

not expecting me to shell out that two billion, are you?” Paul laughed

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

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,

She wanted to keep the child in case she got charged, but on

Arabella to leave, his phone rang. It

quickly answered.

trying to kill me with anger?! Why would you marry Arabella knowing that she’s carrying someone else’s child? Do you know what

was stunned, wondering how his

fool willingly was too humiliating.

due to Arabella’s attempted

practically livid with his foolish son. The news was all over the place, and Paul was

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 engagement is off! Get back

Chapter 21

opened Twitter, only to see the

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

is pregnant, and yet you invited the three of