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

would Beatrice write “Vivienne” in her blood?

online were

was justified, considering what Beatrice had done in the

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

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

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

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 be able to speak normally even

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

with Melissa, glanced at Arabella, who was sitting across from her.

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

news she just learned and smiled to herself

spent the night with three women, didn’t

notice Ashley’s look. She was too preoccupied with the news she had seen that

statement saying they had taken Vivienne in for questioning

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

who knew when

something that implicated her or used this situation to extort

Hawthorn

she just kill Beatrice when she had the chance

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

dropped her phone

the living room turned to look at her

frowning “You’ve been out of it all

Grandma, i want to go

Chapter 213

for Beatrice, she wasn’t completely

accident came out, her two sons immediately sought their help, so they were the

morning. She nodded. “You

eyes flashed with

hope. As long as Beatrice never woke up everything would