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”

online were

considering what Beatrice had done in the past.

condemned Vivienne, saying she was worse than a

to the police station. Otherwise, there would be suspicions of corruption People

me so much that she’d rather frame me than point to the real

doctors say her condition is critical, and they don’t know when she’ll wake up.

as a playful smile appeared on her face. Maybe

Mansion, Ashley, who was having coffee with Melissa, glanced at Arabella, who was sitting across from

something on her mind. Her gaze was unfocused, and she often zoned out when people were talking to her.

just learned and smiled to

spent the night with three women, didn’t she?

too preoccupied with the news she

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

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 right after

now but who knew when she would wake

and said something that implicated her or used this situation

want to be controlled by the Hawthorn family for the rest of

just kill Beatrice when

popped up on her

Arabella dropped

the living room turned to

asked, frowning “You’ve been out

voice choked with emotion. Grandma, i want to go to the hospital to see Beatrice After all, she

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hatred for Beatrice, she wasn’t completely heartless.

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

thing in the morning. She nodded. “You should go.

Grandma” Arabella’s eyes flashed with determination.

Beatrice never woke up everything would be fine