The Heiress Nobody Saw Coming (Natalie and Marcus) novel Chapter 263

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.

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 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 feet large. Clothes from all sorts of luxury brands were available for every season, all from the latest 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 the competition. With Federrick's help, she successfully launched 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 successfully launched 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.