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.

Vivienne was justified, considering what Beatrice had done

was worse than a beast

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

the old lady hates me so much that she’d rather frame me than

is critical, and they don’t know when she’ll wake up. Plus, her head injury is severe, so she may not be able to

eyebrow as a playful smile appeared on her face. Maybe I can help her

Ashley, who was having coffee with Melissa, glanced at

she had something on her mind. Her gaze was

she just learned and

have found out that Paul had spent

notice Ashley’s look. She was too preoccupied with the news

saying they had taken Vivienne

of death, to be so damn lucky. Some passerby had found her and taken her

knew when she would wake up?

her or

the Hawthorn family for the rest of

didn’t she just kill Beatrice when she had the

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

dropped her

room turned to look

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

with emotion. Grandma, i want to go to the hospital to see Beatrice After all,

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her hatred for Beatrice, she wasn’t completely

news of Beatrice’s accident came out, her two sons immediately sought their help, so they were the ones paying for Beatrice’s medical bills.

had thought Arabella would have gone to the hospital first thing in the morning. She nodded. “You should go. If you

Grandma” Arabella’s eyes flashed with

Beatrice never woke up everything would be

she knew she was untouchable once the

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