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's completely 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 glanced 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 finally coming 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 surveillance 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 played 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 Flash's neck, burying her face in its mane.
Moments later, Flash raised its front hooves madly. Emma was thrown backward as Flash 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 playing the video for a moment before pausing it immediately. Emma had dug her nails into Flash's neck. Right after, Flash 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.
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