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.

minutes later, they arrived

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

died shielding her from the bullet crossed her mind, and

would not have crossed paths with Curtis, and the second half of her life would not have been

men brought Rayna to an office desk

a seat,

the chair

an interrogation room, I guess. I won’t be able to stand the glaring

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

Duck stew?

what was going on. As it

Did

the man yelled, “Ms. Garland, answer

about to give him her explanation, “I was the one who gave her this, but there

gave her the duck stew, so how could this be a misunderstanding?” the man cut her off. “You intentionally placed herbs that boost blood

her fists and forced herself to calm down. “A friend gave this stew to me, but I was too full to drink it. When I saw Vivi’s grandmother, I asked her

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

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 you when you

with the duck stew. If I did,

a sudden, the man asked Rayna, “Ms. Garland, are

Rayna fell silent.

she were to

was something wrong with the duck stew. That’s why you gave the duck stew to Ms. Louden because you want her to have a

panicking, Rayna uttered, “I told you I didn’t know there was something wrong with the duck stew. I simply thought that duck

He asked impatiently, “Who gave you

Rayna turned quiet again.

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

narrowed her eyes. “Curtis

Curtis was, for his hands shook for a

her best to remain

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

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

ill