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.

they

past—about Meredith’s death. Back then, she had woken up at the police station and had been interrogated. She had been locked up for a handful of days

of how Julian had died shielding her from the bullet crossed her mind,

to Heavenly Palace when she found out about Julian and Meredith’s relationship, she would not have crossed paths with Curtis, and the second half of her life would not have been deterred from its

Rayna to an office desk and

seat,

chair

I guess. I won’t be

the man opened his book, he pushed a few photos toward her.

Duck stew?

going on. As it turned out, Vivi was the target in the

Did Vivi

the man yelled, “Ms. Garland, answer my

her explanation, “I was the one who gave

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

too full to drink it. When I saw

know that there were such herbs inside, you were

no way Rayna could deny

notes in his book before returning his sharp gaze to Rayna. “I heard that Ms. Louden was good to you when you were at

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

a sudden, the man asked

Rayna fell silent.

crime of perjury if she were to lie and say

means you knew there was something wrong with the duck stew. That’s why you

I didn’t know there was something wrong with the duck stew. I simply thought that duck stew was nutritious and suitable for pregnant women,

He asked impatiently, “Who gave you the duck

Rayna turned quiet again.

his book loudly with

her eyes. “Curtis

hands shook for a second

her best

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

interrogation and brought Rayna into a room full of glass

seemed to be ill at ease, for they kept kicking

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