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 perpetrated

Beatrice write “Vivienne” in her blood?

were

what Beatrice had done in the

saying she was worse than a beast for harming

on this case. Detective Jaylan had no choice but to take Vivienne to the police station.

hates me so much that she’d rather frame

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 when

on her face. Maybe I can help her wake

having coffee with Melissa, glanced at Arabella, who was sitting

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

about the news she just learned and smiled to

found out that Paul had spent

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

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

damn lucky. Some

was unconscious now but who knew

said something that implicated her or used this situation to extort her? What would she do?

to be controlled by the Hawthorn family for

Beatrice when she had the chance last night?!

Beatrice waking up a news alert popped up on her phone. The headline read, Doctors Confirm Beatrice Could Wake

dropped

the living room turned

Judith asked, frowning “You’ve

emotion. Grandma, i want to go to the hospital to see Beatrice After all, she raised me

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for Beatrice, she

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

to the hospital first thing in the morning. She nodded. “You should

Grandma” Arabella’s eyes

long as Beatrice never woke up everything would be fine