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.

they arrived at the

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

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

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

to an office desk and pointed at the chair in

a seat,

pulled the chair back

a good thing we’re not in an interrogation room, I guess. I won’t be able to stand

he pushed a few photos toward her. “Were you the one who gifted this

Duck stew?

going on. As it turned out, Vivi

on? Did Vivi

silence, the man yelled, “Ms. Garland, answer

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

“You intentionally placed herbs that boost blood circulation into the stew and

Rayna clenched 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

such herbs inside, you were still the

could deny that, so she answered,

Ms. Louden was good to you when you were at the homestay. Why did you want to kill her and her

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

man asked Rayna,

Rayna fell silent.

she could be charged with the crime of perjury if she were to lie

and you didn’t 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

know there was something wrong with the duck stew. I simply thought that duck stew was

man did not seem to be listening. He asked impatiently,

Rayna turned quiet again.

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

narrowed her

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

best

and her child, Rayna adamantly insisted that she had no idea there was something else in

minutes later, the man ended the interrogation and brought Rayna into a room full of glass walls

Rayna seemed to be ill at