Elaine shoved Richard away and roared, “You actually believe her! She gave me poison, and you want to feed it to me? Are you trying to kill me, too? It wasn’t enough for her to kill our daughter, now she wants to kill me, and you’re taking her side?”
Richard said, “I don’t believe she is a malicious person.”
Natalie’s expression was complicated.
“Not a malicious person? If she wasn’t, would my daughter be lying here on the floor? I have never in my life met someone so shameless, trying to force her way into being my daughter. It’s pathetic! I will never forget how you caused my son’s death. I’ll hold onto that grudge and settle all our scores, new and old.”
Natalie ignored Elaine’s hysterical outburst.
Marie had collapsed, and the hotel staff had administered first aid, bandaging her wound while they waited for the ambulance to arrive.
Natalie walked over to Marie, took out a silver needle, and prepared to perform acupuncture.
Elaine immediately grabbed her wrist. “What do you think you’re doing?” she hissed. “You venomous woman, are you still not done trying to harm my daughter? You deserve to die!”
“She’s unconscious,” Natalie said calmly. “I was just going to use the needle to wake her up.”
“We don’t need your crocodile tears. Get away from her!”
Elaine shielded Marie, refusing to let Natalie get any closer. Natalie immediately put her needles away.
She pulled them back quickly, as if even the air around Marie might taint her needles. In truth, she had only taken them out for show.
“Fine, if you don’t want my help,” Natalie said coolly. “After all, she’s only pretending.”
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