Chapter 179 Nice Try With The Powder " Who called this in ? " The officers glanced over the scene , brows knitting tightly . " What happened to the woman on the ground ? " " Officer , this lady suddenly coughed up blood and collapsed . The woman beside her is her servant , yet instead of calling for an ambulance right away , she tried to frame me , claiming I poisoned her. That's why I called the police - and an ambulance . I imagine it should be here any minute ." Natalie spoke clearly and logically , beating Lucy to the punch .
At that moment , the ambulance pulled up with a wail of sirens . Following protocol , they prioritized saving lives ; Quincy was lifted onto a stretcher and rushed away . Chris hurried over to Natalie . " Miss , what happened ? " " Nothing ." Natalie's tone was light , dismissive . Some officers followed the ambulance to the hospital , while Lucy and Natalie were kept behind . The police pulled footage from the boutique's cameras . The angle was perfect - Natalie had entered facing the lens directly , every movement captured with absolute clarity , down to the smallest detail .
From the moment she stepped inside to the moment Quincy spoke to her , there had always been a person's distance between them . Even when Quincy stepped closer , mistaking her for someone else , Natalie had instinctively shifted back , maintaining a safe space . With that distance , neither Natalie nor Quincy could have done anything discreet ; every gesture would have been visible . 1/4 The footage showed plainly that there had been no physical contact between them . When Lucy saw the video , her face drained of color . She had never considered the possibility of such a sharp camera angle .
Could it be that this woman had been on guard from the very moment she walked in ? The thought chilled her . " Who are you ? " Her voice trembled . Natalie let out a cold laugh . " You're not qualified to know ." The steely look in her eyes , the force in her bearing - this was nothing like the Natalie raised by the Summers family . Chris stepped forward , his voice edged with lethal intent . " Who gave you the courage to frame our Miss ? " Lucy's legs nearly buckled . " Miss ? Whose ... whose miss are you ? " རྟ་ འ་ ེ་ ཛི་ ཧལ་ Natalie didn't even spare her a glance this time .
She turned instead to the officers . " Officer , I walked in here to buy clothes and was slandered . I demand a reasonable explanation from this woman ." " No - I didn't slander you ! It has to be you . Otherwise why would Madam , perfectly fine while shopping , suddenly collapse from poisoning after seeing you ? " Lucy blurted frantically , " Officer , I suspect she's carrying poison powder on her ! " It was the stuff Sharon had bought off the black market . In food , the powder dissolved without color or taste ; but brushed against clothing or skin , it left black stains behind .
Lucy's eyes darted to the dark marks on Natalie's sleeve , and triumph curled across her lips . " Officer , look at her sleeve ! That's definitely poison powder ! " She thought she had found irrefutable proof , and pointed at Natalie's cuff with a feverish excitement . 2/4 " Fool ." Natalie sneered , not even bothering to argue . But the officers exchanged glances ; with a silent signal , one of them stepped forward and seized Lucy instead . " What are you doing ? You've got the wrong person ! " Lucy froze , stunned . Natalie didn't even feel the urge to defend herself .
Chris , with a trace of mercy , spoke up . " Miss , from the moment the officers arrived , they haven't found any source of poison . Yet you managed to identify the powder instantly . Isn't that a confession in itself ? And our Miss never touched your Madam after entering . Do yourself a favor - if you want to frame someone next time , at least try harder . Otherwise , do you really think everyone is as stupid as you ? " The color drained further from Lucy's face . " No - it wasn't me ! It really wasn't ! It was her ! Officer , you have to believe me !
" She struggled and pleaded , but the officers waved her off , signaling for their colleagues to take her away . Still , one of them turned back to Natalie . " Miss , what your man said makes sense . Still , we'll need you to come to the station for questioning . We need to determine the source of the powder on your sleeve . " " Fine . " Natalie didn't refuse . 。 ༩༠ ཥ ལ Chris , however , grew uneasy . The Miss goes shopping and ends up hauled to the police station - doesn't that make this my failure ? Before Natalie noticed , he quickly sent a message to Baron . " Mr.
Baron , Natalie has been taken to the station . What should we do ? " Baron had just returned with groceries , ready to impress Natalie with a home - cooked meal , when the text arrived . 3/4 His eyes went cold at once . " What happened ? "