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 revenge act perpetrated by Vivienne.

would Beatrice write “Vivienne” in her blood?

online were divided.

justified, considering what Beatrice had done in

Vivienne, saying she was worse than

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

as to why the old lady hates me so much that she’d rather frame me than point to

critical, and they don’t know when she’ll wake up. Plus, her head injury is severe, so she may not be able to speak normally even when she wakes up

eyebrow as a playful smile appeared on her

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

since this morning, like she had something on her mind. Her gaze was unfocused,

about the news she just learned and

out that Paul had spent the night with three women,

Ashley’s look. She was too preoccupied with

had issued a statement saying they had taken Vivienne

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

was unconscious now but who knew when she would wake up?

Beatrice woke up and said something that implicated her or used this situation to extort her? What would she

to be controlled by the Hawthorn family for

she just kill Beatrice when she had the chance last night?!

was worrying about Beatrice waking up a news alert popped up on her phone. The headline read, Doctors Confirm Beatrice

dropped

the living room turned to look at

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

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

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her hatred for Beatrice, she wasn’t

sons immediately sought their help, so they were the ones paying for Beatrice’s

the morning. She nodded. “You should go. If you need anything, let

you, Grandma” Arabella’s eyes flashed with

as Beatrice never