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

station, 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

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

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 have been

an office desk and pointed at the chair in

a seat, Ms.

chair back

not in an interrogation room, I guess. I

few photos toward her. “Were

Duck stew?

going on. As

going on? Did Vivi call the

Rayna’s silence, the man yelled, “Ms.

to give him her explanation, “I was the one

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

to drink it. When I saw Vivi’s grandmother, I asked her to bring it back for Vivi. I

herbs inside, you were still the one who

was no way Rayna could deny

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

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

man

Rayna fell silent.

charged with the crime of perjury if she were to lie and say

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 Ms. Louden because you

the duck stew. I simply thought that duck stew was nutritious and

He asked impatiently, “Who gave you

Rayna turned quiet again.

loudly with his pen. “Ms. Garland,

her eyes. “Curtis

for his hands shook for

best to

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

into a

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