Marie's face went pale. "No," she said, trying to control her panic. "I didn't hurt my brother. You can't go, Marcus.
"Someone is trying to hurt your sister. I'm your favorite sister. How can you leave me? You have to wake up and tell Mom and Dad that I didn't do this."
At that moment, Elaine Ward said angrily, "So... my son woke up just now to clear his sister's name."
Elaine grabbed Marie's hand as she sobbed. "Marie, your brother truly loves you. Even as he was leaving, he fought to wake up one last time to prove your innocence."
"R-really?"
Elaine protectively shielded Marie and shouted, "All of you, stop framing my daughter! My son woke up just now. I asked him, and he said his sister didn't hurt him. He said it wasn't her! You're the ones who framed my daughter!"
Elaine glared at Natalie with bloodshot eyes, her voice filled with fury. "Natalie, I never should have trusted you. You were so determined to see my daughter in prison, claiming you could save my son, but all you wanted was to kill him. And I actually believed you. I'm such a fool! Thank God my son used the last of his strength to wake up and tell us the truth for his sister's sake. Otherwise, you would have had us all fooled!"
"Natalie, I'll make you pay for this! You'll pay for my son's life!"
Natalie remained silent, her thoughts unreadable.
Terence stepped in front of her protectively. "We will get to the bottom of how Marcus Ward died, and you will have your explanation. But if you so much as touch Natalie, you'll find out that the Ward family plot isn't big enough for what's coming."
Terence's intimidating presence was chilling.
But this time, Richard refused to back down.
"The Ward family may not be as powerful as the Lockwoods, but my son is dead now. I have nothing left to lose. I'll fight you to the death!"

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