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 perpetrated

write “Vivienne” in her

online were

considering what Beatrice had done

she was worse than

attention on this case. Detective Jaylan had no choice but to take Vivienne to the police station. Otherwise,

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

she’ll wake up. Plus, her head injury is severe, so she may not be able to speak normally even

eyebrow as a playful smile appeared on her face. Maybe I can help her

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

morning, like she had something on her mind. Her

just learned and smiled

spent the night with three women,

notice Ashley’s look. She was too preoccupied

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

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

knew

and said something that implicated her or used this situation

be controlled by the Hawthorn family for

kill Beatrice when she had

popped up on her phone. The headline read, Doctors Confirm Beatrice Could Wake Up in the

dropped her phone

room turned

frowning “You’ve been out of it all morning”

Arabella quickly picked up her phone and spoke with a voice choked with emotion. Grandma, i want to go to the hospital to see Beatrice After all, she raised

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her hatred for Beatrice, she wasn’t completely

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

the morning. She

eyes flashed with

Beatrice never woke up everything