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

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

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

Palace when she found out about Julian and Meredith’s relationship, she would not have crossed paths with Curtis,

an office desk

a seat, Ms.

chair

in an interrogation room, I guess. I

the man opened his book, he pushed a few photos toward her. “Were you the one who gifted this duck stew to

Duck stew?

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

on? Did Vivi call

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

was the one who gave her this, but

how could this be a misunderstanding?” the man cut her off. “You

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

inside, you were still the one who passed this stew to Ms. Louden. Am

no way Rayna could deny that, so she answered,

before returning his sharp gaze to Rayna. “I heard that Ms. Louden was good to you when you were at

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

sudden, the man asked

Rayna fell silent.

if she were to lie and say no, she

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

know there was something wrong with the duck stew. I simply thought that duck stew was nutritious and suitable for pregnant

not seem to be listening. He

Rayna turned quiet again.

tapped his book loudly with his pen. “Ms. Garland,

her eyes.

seemed to know who Curtis was, for his hands shook for a

her best to

to kill Vivi and her child, Rayna adamantly insisted that she had no idea

minutes later, the man ended the interrogation and brought Rayna into a room full of glass walls before telling her to wait

Rayna seemed to be ill at ease, for they kept