She tried to get up and run, but as she pushed herself to her feet, another throwing knife pierced her thigh.
The feeling of being used as a target terrified her.
“Terence, are you trying to kill me? Everyone is watching you! Don't think you can get away with this just because you're the president of the Lockwood Group.”
Terence said, “You took a hostage first. I'm merely rescuing her. With so many witnesses, I doubt I'll be convicted of any crime.”
Marie trembled with rage. Just then, the police arrived.
The crowd erupted. “Arrest Marie! Quick, arrest her! She took her own mother hostage and tried to kill her! Officers, get her!”
“That woman is pure evil! How could she try to murder the brother who doted on her for over twenty years, even if they aren't related by blood?”
“She's also the one who pushed Martin Doyle off the building a while back! You should arrest her and interrogate her properly. Who knows if she has other lives on her conscience?”
“She's a monster! Arrest her now!”
Marie had become the target of public outrage. Amidst the crowd's fury, the police handcuffed her.
Elaine said, “Marie, you even tried to harm me. You're an ungrateful viper, and today is your reckoning.”
Some enraged guests even stepped forward to strike her, and a crowd surrounded the police car, hurling insults at her.

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