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 act

would Beatrice write “Vivienne” in

online were divided.

Vivienne was justified, considering what Beatrice had done in the past.

Vivienne, saying she was worse than a beast for harming her own

the public attention on this case. Detective Jaylan had no choice but to take Vivienne to the police station. Otherwise, there would be suspicions of corruption People might

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

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

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

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

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

the news she just learned and

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

preoccupied with the news she had seen that

statement saying they had taken

Arabella didn’t expect Beatrice, despite being on the brink of death, to be so damn lucky. Some passerby had found her and taken her to the hospital

now but who knew

and said something that implicated her or used

the Hawthorn family for the rest of

just kill Beatrice when she had the chance last night?!

waking up a news alert popped up on her phone. The headline read, Doctors Confirm Beatrice Could Wake Up in the Next Few

Arabella dropped

the living room turned to look at

“You’ve been out of it

spoke with a voice choked with emotion. Grandma, i want to

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for Beatrice, she wasn’t completely heartless.

of Beatrice’s accident came out, her two sons immediately sought their help, so they were the ones paying for Beatrice’s

thing in the morning. She nodded.

eyes

Beatrice never woke up everything would