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

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 for a handful of days before she

the thought of how Julian had died shielding her from the bullet

when she found out about Julian and Meredith’s relationship, she would not have crossed paths with Curtis, and the second half of her life would not

brought Rayna to an office desk and pointed at

seat,

chair back and

not in an interrogation room, I guess. I won’t

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

Duck stew?

only then Rayna realized what was going on. As it turned out, Vivi was the target

going on? Did Vivi call

Rayna’s silence, the man yelled, “Ms. Garland, answer

Rayna started, about to give him her explanation, “I was the one who gave her this, but there is a misunderstanding here.

her off. “You intentionally placed herbs that boost

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

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

was no way Rayna could deny that, so she

“I heard that Ms. Louden was good to you when

didn’t! I didn’t know there was something wrong with the duck stew. If I did, I wouldn’t have

the man asked Rayna, “Ms.

Rayna fell silent.

of perjury if she were to lie and

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

panicking, 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,

not seem to be listening. He asked impatiently, “Who gave

Rayna turned quiet again.

loudly with his pen. “Ms. Garland,

her

man seemed to know who Curtis was, for his hands shook for a second before he returned

best to remain

man was trying to bait her into admitting that she wanted to kill Vivi and her child, Rayna adamantly insisted that she had no idea there was something else in the

and brought Rayna into a room full of glass walls before telling

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