Being held up by Dylan, Katherine couldn't call Valerie back. Unbeknownst to Katherine, Valerie was in serious trouble.
As Isabel was leaving, a pregnant woman, dressed in a fancy dress, bumped into her. The woman grabbed Isabel and demanded, "Are you Isabel? The one messing around with my husband?"
Isabel had bumped into Dylan's wife, Natalie Hart, a few times near their apartment complex during their affair. She instantly recognized her and nervously shook her head no.
"Don't bother denying it," Natalie huffed. "I saw a photo of you on my husband's phone. It's definitely you."
"No, I don't know anything," Isabel said, wishing she could vanish. Panicked, she spotted Valerie and others leaving the lobby. Thinking quickly, she pointed at Valerie. "It's her. She's Isabel, the one messing with your husband."
Natalie was skeptical. The photo on Dylan's phone was blurry; she could only tell the woman had a nice figure. This is why she stopped Isabel earlier. Hearing another woman was supposedly Isabel, she glared at Valerie and became furious.
"You're Isabel, huh! Thank God I found you, you sneaky snake! How dare you mess with my man! If I hadn't seen that picture, I'd be a fool! Just you wait, I'll make you pay!" She released Isabel and went for Valerie, looking ready to attack.
Valerie quickly understood. "Hey, calm down, I'm not Isabel."
Her coworkers rolled their eyes, pulling Natalie back. "Valerie's not Isabel. You've got the wrong person."
Natalie, furious at their defense of Valerie, wouldn't listen. Pointing vehemently at Valerie, she shouted, "You heartless vixen! Dared to seduce my husband while I'm pregnant? Karma will catch up with you! I'll kill you today!" She was consumed by rage.
Isabel smirked from afar, pleased to see Valerie attacked. With everyone focused on restraining Natalie (they couldn't pull her off directly because she was pregnant), no one noticed Isabel slipping away. She pushed forward, aiming to slap Valerie.
The commotion brought Ronald, who ended up taking Natalie's slap across the face. Blood trickled from his cut lip.
Natalie froze, then snapped, "You get what you give. You all stopped me from confronting that homewrecker, so you're asking for it. Don't blame me." She bared her teeth, ready to attack Valerie again.
"Enough!" Valerie's face turned grim seeing the innocent Ronald assaulted. Taller than the flailing Natalie, Valerie firmly grabbed her arm and slapped her back hard.
The slap echoed, stinging Natalie's cheek and further enraging her. "How dare you hit me, bitch! I'll destroy you!"
Valerie towered over her, restraining her arms. "Your husband cheated on you, you're the victim, and I get that. But that doesn't justify lashing out blindly."
Natalie raged, "Don't give me that crap. I'm not buying it. I've got proof you seduced him, and I even found a love potion in his clothes."