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

assault was a revenge act perpetrated by

Beatrice write “Vivienne” in her

online were

justified, considering what

Vivienne, saying she was worse than a beast for harming her

public attention on this case. Detective Jaylan had no choice but to take Vivienne to the police station. Otherwise, there would be suspicions of corruption People might

smiled “I’m quite curious as to why the old lady hates me so much that she’d rather

say her condition is critical, and they don’t know when she’ll wake up.

a playful smile appeared on her

at the Hawthorn Mansion, Ashley, who was having coffee with Melissa, glanced

had been restless since this morning, like she had something on her mind. Her gaze was unfocused, and she often zoned out when people were

news she just learned

spent the night with three women, didn’t she?

too preoccupied with the news she had seen that morning

a statement saying they had taken Vivienne in for questioning as

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

was unconscious now but who knew when she would

said something that implicated her or used this situation to

be controlled by the Hawthorn family for the

she just kill Beatrice when she had

her phone. The headline read, Doctors Confirm Beatrice Could Wake Up

Arabella dropped her phone

the living room turned to

wrong?” Judith asked, frowning “You’ve been out of it all morning”

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

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Beatrice, she wasn’t completely heartless.

immediately sought their help, so they

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

Arabella’s eyes flashed

Beatrice