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

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 for a handful of days before she was

Julian had died shielding her from the bullet crossed her

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 deterred from

office desk and pointed at the chair in

a seat, Ms.

chair back

good thing we’re not in an interrogation room, I

pushed a few photos toward her. “Were you the one

Duck stew?

was going on. As it turned out, Vivi

on? Did Vivi call the

man yelled, “Ms. Garland,

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

man cut her off. “You intentionally placed herbs that boost

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 such herbs

you were still

could deny that, so she answered,

“I heard that Ms. Louden

stew. If I did, I wouldn’t have given this duck stew to Vivi’s

sudden, the man asked

Rayna fell silent.

of perjury if she were to lie and say no, she

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

I simply thought that duck stew was nutritious and suitable

be listening. He asked impatiently, “Who gave you

Rayna turned quiet again.

his book loudly

her eyes. “Curtis

hands shook for a second before he returned

her best to remain

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

the interrogation and brought Rayna into a room full of

be ill at ease, for they kept