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

people believed that Beatrice’s assault was a revenge act perpetrated by Vivienne.

write “Vivienne”

online were divided.

Vivienne was justified, considering what Beatrice had done in the

worse than a beast for harming

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

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

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

an eyebrow as a playful smile appeared on her face. Maybe

with Melissa, glanced

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

about the news she just

Paul had spent

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

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

Arabella didn’t expect Beatrice, despite being on the brink of death, to be so damn lucky. Some

knew when she would wake

up and said something that implicated her or used this situation to

the Hawthorn family

Beatrice when she had the chance last

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

dropped her phone

room turned to look at her

Judith asked, frowning “You’ve been out of

quickly picked up her phone and spoke with a voice choked with emotion. Grandma,

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Beatrice, she wasn’t

her two sons immediately sought their help, so they were the ones paying

gone to the hospital first thing in the morning. She nodded. “You should go.

you, Grandma” Arabella’s eyes flashed with

was still hope. As long as Beatrice