As soon as Lincoln finished speaking, Natalie saw the door to the operation room open. Charlotte approached the doctor who came out of the room.


    "Doctor, how''s Emma? Is she okay?"


    "She''s no longer in danger, but the director has ordered her to remain in the ICU for observation overnight. Once she''spletely out of the woods, we''ll transfer her to the VIP ward."


    Charlotte exhaled in relief. "Okay. Thank you for your hard work, Doctor."


    She nced at Natalie, who had just ended her call and was walking toward her.


    "Mom, Lincoln wants me to pass a message to Emma," Natalie said.


    "Oh. What is it?"


    "As you sow, so shall you reap."


    Charlotte was momentarily dazed before finallying to her senses. "Did Lincoln... really say that?"


    Natalie nodded. "Yes, he really did say that. Oh, he also mentioned that he already has an idea of what happened at home. Lincoln said he sent the stable''s surveince footage to Marcus."


    Natalie frowned. "Mom, I asked Lincoln to forward the footage to me too. Let''s have a look together!"


    "Alright."


    Charlotte''s heart sank since she knew Lincoln very well. For him to utter such words, Emma must have done something unforgivable in the stable.


    She took a deep breath before sitting next to Natalie, and they yed the video.


    The video began with Natalie and Charlotte entering the stable. Natalie fast- forwarded the video to the moment Emma arrived. Once Natalie and Charlotte left, Emma was the only one left in the stable.


    After watching Natalie and Charlotte leave, Emma wrapped her arms around sh''s neck, burying her face in its mane.


    Momentster, sh raised its front hooves madly. Emma was thrown backward as sh kicked her stomach hard with its hind legs.


    At first, Charlotte and Natalie saw nothing unusual in the video. But because of Lincoln''s words, they examined the video carefully for the second time.


    "There." Natalie suddenly paused the video. "Mom, look at that."


    Charlotte looked in the direction of Natalie''s finger. Emma had raised her head and was staring at their figures with a chilling, hateful gaze.


    If looks could kill, Charlotte and Natalie would have already died on the spot, their bodies cut into a thousand pieces.


    "Mom, look at this." Natalie continued ying the video for a moment before pausing it immediately. Emma had dug her nails into sh''s neck. Right after, sh suddenly went into a frenzy.


    "There''s something wrong with Emma''s manicure," Natalie said.


    Women liked dressing up. From the first time she had met Emma, everything Emma wore was luxurious and high-end. Even her manicure was exquisitely gorgeous. One look at her nails would have anyone asking for her nail salon''s contact.


    Federrick had taught Natalie ways to take precautions against her enemies. One of the methods was to hide poison in her manicure.


    She had never liked assuming the worst in others. However, Federrick often reminded her there weren''t many kind souls in the world.


    Humans were inherently evil. It was better not to test human nature when benefits were at stake. From the moment Natalie had arrived at the Walkers'' home, she had sensed that Emma was hostile toward her.


    Besides, Emma had feelings for Marcus, who canceled their engagement. Logically speaking, the engagement would shift to Natalie since she had returned to the Walker family.


    However, Marcus still canceled the engagement. Although he broke it off, it didn''t mean that Emma didn''t despise Natalie.


    Natalie was silent for a long time before slowly asking, "Mom, do we still look into this?"


    "Yes." Charlotte''s voice was strained as she clutched her chest. She refused to ept the truth, but she had no other choice.


    Emma, whom Charlotte had raised and spoiled, wanted to harm Natalie.


    "I''ll inform everyone that Emma will be recovering in the hospital for now until Sky has tracked down her biological parents. By then, we''ll have them take her away."


    Charlotte''s determination hardened the more she spoke. "This time, no matter how much she cries, begs, or causes trouble, I''ll never give in again. Nat, let''s go. Your wee party is happening soon. We need to go home and prepare."


    She took Natalie''s hand and strode out of the hospital. She refused to even look at Emma, nor did she care anymore.


    Charlotte took Natalie back to Walker Manor. William had personally ughtered sh before asking the chef and helpers to prepare a horse feast for the night. Natalie entered Emma''s room, which was just asrge and spacious. The entire bedroom wasvishly decorated, fit for a princess.


    Before Natalie''s return, Emma had been the most spoiled young woman in the Walker family. Charlotte, William, and their five sons had given her the best of everything.


    But as Lincoln and Mason said, they were all forced to give her things that seemed excellent but weren''t worth much.


    Natalie walked toward a dressing table and pulled open the drawers. Rows of lipsticks were neatly arranged inside as well as all sorts of makeup products.


    On the tabletop, there were exclusive skincare products custom-made for Emma''s


    skin. One of them was a tiny jar of cream worth six figures.


    She opened the jar and drew it close


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    to her nose inhaling softly. The scent was light and fragrant, making the cream unlikely to have any drugs. But if it truly contained drugs, she wouldn''t be able to detect anything by just smelling it.


    After checking Emma''s skincare and makeup products, Natalie entered Emma''s walk-in closet.


    The walk-in closet was almost 2,153 square feetrge. Clothes from all sorts of luxury brands were avable for every season, all from thetest collections. Rows of shoes, bags, and jewelry lined the closet, which was enough to leave anyone in a daze.


    The most eye-catching one was Nouvelle Zara''s breakthrough work, Starry


    Brilliance.


    Back then, Natalie used that


    wedding dress to qualify for finals


    during thepetition. With Federrick''s help, she sessfullyunched her own brand, Nouvelle Zara. As Nouvelle Zara grew


    steadily, it became a well-known brand across the entire country.


    Federrick had once warned her about the Langleys-and even himself. That was


    why she had built her own career, so she could stand on her own.


    To Natalie, Federrick and Grace would never hurt her. However, Federrick merely tapped her on the head with a smile and reminded her not to assume that everyone was kind.


    By having her own money and career, Natalie would be able to grow her confidence. As long as she didn''t entrust all her hope to others, she would never


    go wrong.


    Though reluctant at first, she still obediently followed Federrick''s orders. After she sessfullyunched Nouvelle Zara, he handed everything he owned to her before disappearing to travel across the world.


    Natalie was slightly stunned at the sight of the wedding dress. The start-up capital for Nouvelle Zara came from selling that wedding dress at an auction.