Once Rayna was done giving her instructions, Suzie took the documents and turned to leave.

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

up at the police station and had been interrogated. She had been locked up for a handful of days before she was

had died shielding her from the bullet crossed

and gone to Heavenly Palace when she found out about Julian and Meredith’s relationship, she would not have

brought Rayna to an office desk

seat, Ms.

chair back and sat

room, I guess.

opened his book, he pushed a few photos toward her. “Were you the one who gifted this

Duck stew?

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

on? Did Vivi call

silence, the man yelled, “Ms.

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

the duck stew, so how could this be a misunderstanding?” the man cut her off. “You intentionally placed herbs that boost blood circulation into the stew and gave it to Ms.

this stew to me, but I was too full to drink it. When I saw Vivi’s grandmother, I asked her to bring it back for Vivi. I

you were

was no way Rayna could deny that, so she answered,

returning his sharp gaze to Rayna. “I heard that Ms. Louden was good to you when you were at the homestay. Why

wrong with the duck stew. If I did, I wouldn’t have given this duck

the man asked Rayna, “Ms. Garland, are you

Rayna fell silent.

crime of perjury if she were to lie and say no, she pressed her lips tightly together and said, “Yes,

stew. That means you knew there was something wrong with the duck stew. That’s why you gave the duck stew to Ms. Louden because you want her

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

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

Rayna turned quiet again.

the man tapped his book loudly with

her

know who Curtis was, for his hands shook for a second before he returned to asking her

her best to

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

into a room full of glass walls

be ill at ease, for they kept

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