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.

they

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 had been interrogated. She had been locked up

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

would not have crossed paths with Curtis, and the

an office desk and pointed at the chair

seat, Ms.

pulled the chair back

I guess. I won’t

her. “Were you the one who gifted this duck stew

Duck stew?

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

on? Did

man yelled,

him her explanation, “I was the one who gave her this, but

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 to Ms. Louden

to calm down. “A friend 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

there were such herbs inside, you were still the one who passed this stew to Ms.

Rayna could

book before returning his sharp gaze to Rayna. “I heard that Ms. Louden was good to you when you were at the homestay. Why did you want to kill her

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

a sudden, the man asked Rayna, “Ms. Garland, are

Rayna fell silent.

perjury if she were to lie and say no, she pressed her lips tightly together and said, “Yes, I’m

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

uttered, “I told you I didn’t know there was something wrong with the duck stew. I simply

listening. He asked impatiently,

Rayna turned quiet again.

her silence, the man tapped his book loudly with

her eyes. “Curtis

who Curtis was, for his hands shook for a second before he returned to asking her

best to

how the man was trying to bait her into admitting that she wanted to kill Vivi and

ended the interrogation and brought Rayna into a

babies in Rayna seemed to be ill at ease, for they kept