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

believed that Beatrice’s assault was a revenge act

else would Beatrice write

online were divided.

said Vivienne was justified, considering what Beatrice had done in

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

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

curious as to why the old lady hates me so much that she’d

when she’ll wake up. Plus,

as a playful smile appeared on her face.

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

had been restless since this morning, like she had something on her mind. Her

news she just learned and

had spent

look. She was too preoccupied with the news she had seen that morning

had issued a statement saying they had taken

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

knew when

something that implicated her or used this situation

by the Hawthorn family for

didn’t she just kill Beatrice when she had

was worrying about Beatrice waking up a news alert popped up on her phone. The headline read, Doctors Confirm Beatrice Could Wake Up in the Next

dropped her phone

the living room turned to look

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

emotion. Grandma, i want to go to the hospital to see Beatrice After all,

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hatred for Beatrice, she wasn’t completely heartless.

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

thing in the morning. She nodded.

Grandma” Arabella’s eyes flashed with

long as Beatrice never woke up everything