"Sophia, stop talking. I'll send you to the hospital now. Listen to me, okay?" Natalie pleaded. She tried to suppress her emotions, but her eyes still burned. "Be good, okay?"
"Don't worry about me, Natalie. I want to be free and then be friends with you."
Sophia smiled and looked at Natalie fondly. "When Emma is locked away for good, when the people who hurt me are completely destroyed, when Sky recovers but still loses his right as the Walker family's heir, I can finally live my new life in peace.
"I want to work for you with a clean slate. You saved me. I will always remember that. However, don't be sad if I die. I love hydrangeas. Will you plant them around my grave for me?"
"Don't say that. You're not going to die."
Just then, Noah said, "Ms. Walker, the ambulance and police have arrived. Mr. Holden said that Ms. Sinclair would be fine. He told you to rest assured."
Natalie turned to Noah. His eyes were red-rimmed as well, and when he looked at Sophia, there was a deep sorrow and sympathy in them.
Sophia grinned and said, "That's right, Natalie. Don't worry. Marcus says I'll be fine, so I'll definitely be all right. Just relax, okay?"
"Ms. Walker, please come down with me. The doctor will be up in a moment."
Just as Noah was about to step forward, Marcus appeared behind him. "Natalie, come here. You need to trust me."
After Natalie took one last look at Sophia, who was still smiling, she walked back to Marcus.
Downstairs, Emma was shouting hysterically. "Let go of me! I didn't kill anyone. It was Sophia! She forced me to do this. I don't want to be separated from Sky. No!"
"Be good, Emma." Sky, pale and weak from his stab wound, was being helped onto a stretcher by the paramedics. He clutched his injury, his voice low but coaxing. "Come with me. You're hurt too. You need to go to the hospital."
He turned to the paramedics. "Doctor, Emma is also badly injured. Officer, please, let us go to the hospital first. We'll cooperate with the investigation. I promise."
"There are still people injured upstairs. Let's check on them first."
Soon, the paramedics and officers made their way upstairs. They carried Sophia, who was covered in blood, out of the room.
"Mr. Holden, Ms. Walker, we need your help in the investigation."
"All right," Natalie and Marcus said in unison.
Neither of them had been present when the incident occurred. Sophia must have sent them away to collect the medical records so they wouldn't be implicated.
Once their statements were taken, Marcus and Natalie rushed to the hospital. On their way, Natalie remained anxious as Sophia's words kept replaying in her mind.
That foolish woman—why did she think she was unworthy? She never was.
Emma, Sky, Shane, and the rest were the despicable ones.
Marcus handed her a tissue and said, "Don't worry. Sophia will be fine."
"You have known Sophia for a long time. Didn't you notice what she was up to? The person who appeared in the southern suburbs was Samantha's helper."
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