Dear Sweetheart novel

Right then, someone knocked on the door and turned the doorknob.

“Pardon me for the intrusion, Ms. Garland.”

Ella entered with a few uniformed men behind her.

Rayna stood up. “How may I help you?”

“We’re the police from Norwal City,” one of the men solemnly said as he showed her his badge. “Ms. Rayna Garland, we suspect that you’re involved in an attempted murder of a pregnant woman. Please come with us to the station.”

Attempted murder of a pregnant woman?

Rayna was baffled. She had no idea when she was involved in an attempted murder.

“Ms. Garland,” the man continued, fishing out his handcuffs when he saw no response from Rayna, “please come to the station with us. We’ll have to resort to force if you don’t cooperate with us.”

“Sorry. I was lost in thought just now.”

Rayna was genuinely dumbstruck. However, as she was in the office, she did not want to blow the matter up. It would be troublesome if she ended up going out cuffed.

“Could you give me a second to hand my work over to my coworkers?”

At the men’s silent agreement, Rayna then gave instructions about work to Ella.

At the same time, she asked Suzie to find out where Egret Scents had gotten their perfume blend.

Ella asked worriedly, “Ms. Garland, will you be fine?”

“It’s all right. They’re just taking a statement from me,” Rayna reassured with a smile. “I haven’t done anything, so there’s no need for me to be afraid.”

After that, Rayna left with the men.

Once Rayna was out of the office building and in the police car, she could not help but ask the man beside her, “May I know who the person is who said I’m involved in the attempted murder?”

“Be still. You’ll find out when you’re at the station,” the man snapped.

Rayna pursed her lips.

later, they arrived

had happened in the past—about Meredith’s death. Back then, she had woken up at the police station and had been interrogated. She

had died shielding her from the bullet crossed her mind,

would not have crossed paths with Curtis, and the second half of her life would not have been deterred

of the men brought Rayna to an office desk and

a seat, Ms.

chair back and

not in an interrogation room, I

opened his book, he pushed a few photos toward her. “Were

Duck stew?

only then Rayna realized what was going on. As it turned out, Vivi was the

Did Vivi call

Rayna’s silence, the man yelled, “Ms. Garland, answer my

Rayna started, about to give him her explanation, “I was the one who gave her

her the duck stew, so how could this be a misunderstanding?” the man cut her off. “You

was too full to drink it. When I saw Vivi’s grandmother, I asked her

were still the one who passed this stew to Ms. Louden.

Rayna could deny that, so

returning his sharp gaze to Rayna. “I heard that Ms. Louden was good to you when

something wrong with the duck stew.

a sudden, the man asked Rayna,

Rayna fell silent.

of perjury if she were to

there was something wrong with the duck stew. That’s why you gave the duck stew to

and panicking, Rayna uttered, “I told you I didn’t know there was something wrong with the duck stew. I simply thought that duck stew was nutritious

seem to be listening. He asked impatiently, “Who gave

Rayna turned quiet again.

loudly with his pen. “Ms. Garland,

narrowed her eyes.

to know who Curtis was, for his hands shook for

best

bait her into admitting that she wanted to kill Vivi and her child, Rayna adamantly insisted that she

minutes later, the man ended the interrogation and brought Rayna into a room full of glass

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