The court physician's words startled everyone once more.
Emma's three friends reacted the most. Each glared at Natalie with fury, wishing they could drown her in spit!
"How could you treat Emma so inhumanely? You're pure evil!"
"What has Emma ever done to you, that you would harm her like this?"
"Someone so vicious and ruthless doesn't deserve to live!"
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Robert was fuming. "Hey! That's enough!"
He shielded Natalie behind him and couldn't help but ask her in a low voice, "Where did you get this necklace? Could someone have tampered with it without your knowledge?"
Marianna also looked at Natalie with concern.
Natalie nodded. "I asked Kate to pick it out from the company's finished designs. Many people in the company could have had access to this necklace."
At this moment, Emm
