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.
He said urgently, “Natalie, you're not cold-hearted at all. What you did just now was to save Mom. You knew how ruthless Marie is, and you were afraid she would hurt Mom if she took her away. That's why you kept her from leaving. You care about Mom's safety.
Natalie, we're the ones who wronged you. I hope you can give us a chance to make it up to you.”
Natalie smiled at Marcus. “Mr. Ward, you were asleep for a long time. Now that you've just woken up, your mind might still be a little foggy.
I already told you earlier, we’re not family. I've been independent since I was a child. The title 'sister' sounds like it belongs to some delicate, fragile girl, which doesn't suit me at all.”
Richard said, “You were supposed to grow up cherished by us, a happy and carefree girl. It's our fault. Our negligence is what caused us to lose you. No amount of words can make up for it now, but we just hope you'll give us a chance to compensate you properly.”

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The readers' comments on the novel: Caught Him Cheating My Life Restarted (Natalie)
I think Terence must know something isn't right about Angela, that's why he agreed to figure it out....
Marie needs to be gone, she has caused enough trouble for Natalie. This is getting boring!...
This fiasco needs to end. Natalie and Terrance need to be together and in my mind somehow those twins are Natalie’s....
Time for Marie to get her end, this has gone on way too long, time to move on. It’s getting boring....
Payback time. Waiting for chapters 321 onwards!...
I love the sarcastic comebacks. Quite amusing!...