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.

said Vivienne was justified, considering what Beatrice

was worse than a beast for harming her own grandmother.

the public attention on this case. Detective Jaylan had no choice but to take Vivienne to the police

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

wake up. Plus,

appeared on

Hawthorn Mansion, Ashley, who was having coffee with Melissa, glanced at

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

she just learned and smiled to herself

Paul had spent the night with three

look. She was too preoccupied with the news she

they had taken Vivienne in

to be so damn lucky. Some passerby

now but who knew when she would wake

her or used this situation to

to be controlled by the Hawthorn

when she had

Beatrice waking up a news alert popped up on her phone. The headline

dropped

the living room turned to

what’s wrong?” Judith asked, frowning “You’ve been out of it all

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

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her hatred for Beatrice, she wasn’t completely heartless.

her two sons immediately sought

the morning. She nodded. “You

eyes flashed with determination.

still hope. As long as Beatrice

she was untouchable once

to avoid Judith and her folks from tracing her call records and to make them believe that she hardly had contact with Beatrice, she and Beatrice were communicating via burner phones, including