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.

later, they

past—about Meredith’s death. Back then, she had woken up at the police station and had been interrogated. She had been locked up for a

shielding her

she would

Rayna to an office desk and

seat, Ms.

chair back

room, I guess. I

man opened his book, he pushed a few photos toward her. “Were you

Duck stew?

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

Did Vivi

man yelled, “Ms. Garland, answer my

explanation, “I was the one who gave her this, but there is a misunderstanding

“You intentionally placed herbs that boost blood circulation into the stew and gave it to

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

that there were such herbs inside, you were still the one who passed this stew

no way Rayna could deny that, so she answered,

in his 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

all of a sudden, the man asked Rayna, “Ms.

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,

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

Rayna uttered, “I told you I didn’t know there was something wrong with the duck stew. I simply thought that duck stew was nutritious and suitable for pregnant women, and that

He asked impatiently, “Who gave you the duck

Rayna turned quiet again.

book loudly with his pen. “Ms.

her

hands shook for a second before he returned to asking

her best to

that she wanted to kill Vivi and her child,

the interrogation and brought Rayna into a room full of

seemed to be ill at ease, for they