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

else would Beatrice write “Vivienne” in

online were divided.

said Vivienne was justified, considering what Beatrice had done in the

worse than a

Jaylan had no choice but to take Vivienne to the police station. Otherwise, there would be suspicions of corruption People

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

Jaylan sighed. The doctors say her condition is critical, and they don’t know when she’ll wake up. Plus, her head injury is severe, so she may not

a playful smile appeared on her face. Maybe I can

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

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

news she just learned and smiled to

found out that Paul had spent the night with three women, didn’t she?

preoccupied with the news she had seen that morning

had issued a statement saying they had

damn lucky. Some passerby had found her

now but who knew when she

if Beatrice woke up and said something that implicated her or used this situation

controlled by the Hawthorn family for the

when she

news alert popped up on her phone. The headline read, Doctors Confirm Beatrice

dropped her

the living room turned to

wrong?” Judith asked, frowning “You’ve

up her phone and spoke with a voice choked with emotion. Grandma, i want to go

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for Beatrice, she

out, her two sons immediately sought their help,

would have gone to the hospital first thing in the morning. She nodded.

you, Grandma” Arabella’s eyes flashed

hope. As long as Beatrice never woke up everything would