The Heiress Nobody Saw Coming

Chapter 38 Aren’t You Tired of Pretending

“Grandpa Charles, please rest well. I’ll be heading back now.”

Natalie avoided addressing Charles‘ previous words directly and stood up.

She glanced at Marcus, who nodded slightly and said, “Grandpa, I’ll escort Ms. Walker back.”

“Don’t call her Ms. Walker. It sounds too distant. Either call her Nattie or Natalie.”

Charles felt uncomfortable hearing them address each other so formally.

Marcus didn’t like Emma, and to him, no woman was worth mentioning. Charles wasn’t sure if he’d ever get to hold a great–grandson.

“You’re right, Grandpa,” Marcus said, a hint of a smile tugging at his lips as his gaze on Natalie grew more meaningful. “Natalie, I’ll walk you home.”

Natalie was speechless. Hearing him say her name made her skin crawl.

But in front of Charles, she could only nod lightly and respond, “Okay. Thank you.”

Marcus and Natalie left the hospital and headed toward the villa. Neither spoke as they walked, but Natalie suddenly stopped walking as they neared their destination.

“Mr. Holden, I have something to say. Grandpa Charles is concerned about me, and I appreciate his care. But please rest assured. I won’t be working as your personal assistant or joining any company under Holden Group.

“And as for his suggestion for us to treat each other as siblings, that’s really too much of an honor for me. Once his surgery is over, I’ll leave Balford. At that point, you won’t be troubled

anymore.

“But for now, we might need to act for a few days. Mr. Holden, do you agree?”

Her expression had turned cold and distant. The softness she had shown in front of Charles. was no longer there. She regarded Marcus with a neutral, almost detached gaze, clearly keeping him at arm’s length.

His lips curled up slightly, and his expression was cold as his gaze sharpened. He stared at her with a piercing intensity.

aren’t you

voices, it was like a

You Tired of

frowned, and her previously

do you mean, Mr. Holden?”

a mocking smile. “Ms. Walker, I’m grateful that you’ve saved my grandfather, but let me

She laughe

the second. She fixed

ulterior motives regarding Mr. Holden Senior. I helped

“Once his surgery is over, I’ll leave immediately. I won’t be in your way. And as for what he said, you can rest assured that I won’t trouble you in any way.

me up in

anymore, and you don’t need to come

the future.”

turned and walked briskly into the

stood there and watched as

far; it was just a few steps away. Natalie entered the villa in no time, and the heavy door slammed

off in frustration. She was just a pretentious woman who put on airs and even had

she had insulted him, called him crazy, and even

had two phone numbers.

and he had barely walked a few steps when Selena appeared in front of him and blocked

Selena Langley,

looked at him with soft, gentle eyes. Eager to confront him, she had gone to track him down after finding out the patient’s name in the

Natalie earlier, she had felt a surge of anger. For the past 20 years, Natalie had taken her place, and now that she knew the truth, Selena was determined not

again. She didn’t care whether Natalie was truly land or not. If she could ruin

you

evident. He didn’t like Natalie, but he felt no better about

“Ma aside.”

frigid, and he radiated a powerful, cold demeanor

shrank back, but she quickly regained her composure. The more he acted this way, the more her desire to

Natalie is my sister. I have something important about her that