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

Beatrice write “Vivienne”

online were divided.

Vivienne was justified, considering what Beatrice

was worse than a beast

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 the

is still unconscious Jaylan sighed. The doctors say her condition is critical, and they don’t know when she’ll wake up. Plus, her

raised an eyebrow as a playful smile appeared on

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

she had something on her mind. Her gaze was unfocused, and she often

she just learned

must have found out that Paul had spent the night with three women,

She was too preoccupied with the news she had seen that

a statement saying they had taken Vivienne in for

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

was unconscious now but who knew

something that implicated her or used this situation to extort

didn’t want to be controlled by the Hawthorn family for

kill Beatrice when she

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

Arabella dropped her

room turned to

what’s wrong?” Judith asked, frowning “You’ve been out of

Arabella quickly picked up her phone and spoke with a voice choked with emotion. Grandma, i want to go to the hospital to

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hatred for Beatrice, she wasn’t completely

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

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

you, Grandma” Arabella’s eyes flashed

as Beatrice never woke up everything