His Precious Love

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.

of minutes later, they arrived at the

Rayna was reminded of what had happened in the past—about Meredith’s death. Back then, she had woken up at the police station and

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

found out about Julian and Meredith’s relationship, she would

the men brought Rayna to an office desk and pointed at the chair in

seat,

chair back

good thing we’re not in an interrogation room, I guess. I won’t be

he pushed a few photos toward her. “Were

Duck stew?

on. As it turned out, Vivi was

on? Did Vivi call

man yelled, “Ms. Garland, answer

“I was the one who gave

one who gave her 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

gave 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 didn’t know there

were such herbs inside, you were still

Rayna could deny that, so

book before returning his sharp gaze to Rayna. “I heard that Ms. Louden was good to

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

man asked Rayna, “Ms. Garland, are

Rayna fell silent.

that she could be charged with the crime of perjury if she were to lie and say no, she pressed her lips tightly together and said, “Yes,

and you didn’t drink the duck stew. That means you knew there was something wrong with the duck stew. That’s why you gave the duck stew to

I didn’t know there was something wrong with the duck stew. I simply thought that duck stew was nutritious and

not seem to be listening. He asked

Rayna turned quiet again.

her silence, the man tapped his book loudly with his pen. “Ms. Garland,

her eyes.

hands shook for a second before

her best

that she wanted to kill Vivi and her child, Rayna adamantly insisted that she had no idea there was something else in the duck

interrogation and brought Rayna into a room full of glass walls before telling her to wait

Rayna seemed to be ill at ease,