The Million-Dollar Heart by Rebecca Ryan

Chapter 213

When Detective Jaylan Lockwood arrived with his officers, Vivienne had just woken up.

She came downstairs to find several police officers sitting on her living room couch, and Percival sitting opposite them with an indifferent look on his Face

The air was thick with tension.

Cordelia had already told Vivienne what had happened.

Beatrice had been attacked in Jewel Park, near the Jade Garden Residences. She was now in the hospital in a severely injured and unconscious state And at the place where Beatrice had fallen, a name had been written in her own blood. “Vivienne

This seemed to point directly to Vivienne as the perpetrator

Jaylan was just about to speak when Percival interrupted him.

“We’ve already given you all the security footage from the residential area. It proves that Vivienne didn’t leave the house last night after she returned with

me

Ms Hawthorn Jaylan addressed Vivienne respectfully Mr. Ellington’s surveillance footage does indeed prove your innocence. However, due to the complexity of the situation, we still need you to come to the station for a statement.”

Despite the accusations, he didn’t believe Vivienne was guilty.

Vivienne was a member of the prestigious Nine Mystics Society, so if she wanted to harm an old lady, she would certainly do it without leaving a trace But procedures had to be followed, especially since the news had already hit the headlines early in the morning

The passerby who discovered the crime scene had taken a close–up photo of the bloody word “Vivienne” and posted it online. It caused quite a stir

The Hawthorn family was well–known in Havenwood, and their grudges and grievances were known to the town’s gossip–loving populace

So, many people believed that Beatrice’s assault was a revenge act perpetrated by Vivienne.

Why else would Beatrice write “Vivienne” in her blood?

Opinions online were divided.

considering what Beatrice had

was worse than a beast for harming her

attention on this case. Detective Jaylan had no choice but to take Vivienne to the police station. Otherwise, there would be suspicions of corruption

quite curious as to why the old lady hates me so much that she’d rather

Jaylan sighed. The doctors say her condition is critical, and they don’t know when she’ll wake up. Plus, her head injury is

smile appeared on her face. Maybe I can help

Ashley, who was having coffee with Melissa, glanced at Arabella, who was sitting across

her mind. Her gaze was unfocused, and she often zoned out when people were talking to her.

about the news she just

must have found out that Paul had spent the night with three women,

was too preoccupied

had issued a statement saying they had taken

the brink of death, to be so damn lucky. Some passerby

but who knew when she would wake up?

if Beatrice woke up and said something that implicated her or used this situation to

want to be controlled by the Hawthorn family for the

kill Beatrice when

about Beatrice waking up a news alert popped up on her phone. The headline read, Doctors Confirm

Arabella dropped her

the living room turned to look

Judith asked, frowning “You’ve been out of it all

her phone and spoke with a voice choked with emotion. Grandma, i want to go to the hospital to see Beatrice After all, she raised me

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Beatrice, she wasn’t

sought their help, so they were the ones paying for Beatrice’s medical bills.

to the hospital first thing in the morning. She nodded. “You should go. If you need anything, let the servants know in advance.”

Grandma” Arabella’s eyes flashed with

As long as Beatrice never woke up everything would be

she was

her folks from tracing her call records and to make them believe that she hardly had contact with Beatrice,