The Million-Dollar Heart

Chapter 213

When Detective Jaylan Lockwood arrived with his officers, Vivienne had just woken up.

She came downstairs to find several police officers sitting on her living room couch, and Percival sitting opposite them with an indifferent look on his Face

The air was thick with tension.

Cordelia had already told Vivienne what had happened.

Beatrice had been attacked in Jewel Park, near the Jade Garden Residences. She was now in the hospital in a severely injured and unconscious state And at the place where Beatrice had fallen, a name had been written in her own blood. “Vivienne

This seemed to point directly to Vivienne as the perpetrator

Jaylan was just about to speak when Percival interrupted him.

“We’ve already given you all the security footage from the residential area. It proves that Vivienne didn’t leave the house last night after she returned with

me

Ms Hawthorn Jaylan addressed Vivienne respectfully Mr. Ellington’s surveillance footage does indeed prove your innocence. However, due to the complexity of the situation, we still need you to come to the station for a statement.”

Despite the accusations, he didn’t believe Vivienne was guilty.

Vivienne was a member of the prestigious Nine Mystics Society, so if she wanted to harm an old lady, she would certainly do it without leaving a trace But procedures had to be followed, especially since the news had already hit the headlines early in the morning

The passerby who discovered the crime scene had taken a close–up photo of the bloody word “Vivienne” and posted it online. It caused quite a stir

The Hawthorn family was well–known in Havenwood, and their grudges and grievances were known to the town’s gossip–loving populace

Beatrice’s assault was a

Beatrice write

online were

said Vivienne was justified, considering what Beatrice had done in the

condemned Vivienne, saying she was worse than

take Vivienne to the police station. Otherwise, there would be suspicions of corruption People might

hates me so much that she’d rather frame

The doctors say her condition is critical, and they don’t know when she’ll wake up. Plus, her head injury is

on her face. Maybe I can help her wake

having coffee with Melissa, glanced at Arabella, who was sitting

mind. Her gaze was unfocused, and she often zoned out

news she just

found out that Paul had spent the

notice Ashley’s look. She was too preoccupied with the news she

issued a statement saying they had taken Vivienne in for questioning as a

death, to be so damn lucky. Some passerby had found her and taken her to the hospital right after

unconscious now but who knew when

her or used this situation to extort her? What would

be controlled by the Hawthorn family

Beatrice when

Arabella was worrying about Beatrice waking up a news alert popped up on her phone.

Arabella dropped her

in the living room turned

wrong?” Judith asked, frowning “You’ve been

spoke with a voice choked with emotion. Grandma, i want to go to the hospital to see

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her hatred for Beatrice, she wasn’t completely heartless.

accident came out, her two sons immediately sought their help, so they were the

the hospital first thing in the morning. She nodded. “You should go. If you need anything, let the

Grandma” Arabella’s eyes flashed with

long as Beatrice never woke up