The Heiress Nobody Saw Coming

Chapter 114 How You Treat Your Savior

Marcus slammed on the gas pedal, and the car sped forward. Natalie instinctively gripped the seatbelt and glanced at him.

"Mr. Holden, you seem a little on edge," she remarked in her usual calm, detached tone. It was not a question, just a statement of fact.

Marcus cast her a cold, sideways glance and stepped on the gas again, making the car accelerate even faster. Natalie sighed internally as he thought this moody man was clearly not someone to provoke.

After a stretch of tense silence, Marcus finally spoke, his sharp profile tight with annoyance. "Where are you heading?"

"Walker Group headquarters," Natalie replied without further elaboration.

Marcus said nothing more and kept driving. The scenery outside the window blurred as they sped past, but Natalie kept her focus on the view.

She had visited Dithoria State before, but her trips had always been rushed, leaving her no time to appreciate the city. Since there was nothing to say between her and Marcus, she let herself enjoy the passing sights. The silence lasted until Marcus pulled up in front of the towering Walker Group building. With the press of a button, he unlocked the car doors and leaned back in his seat.

"I'll wait here for you and take you sightseeing once you're done," he said curtly.

"There's no need," Natalie replied. "You can take care of your own business. I don't need an escort."

Marcus let out a cold, mocking laugh. "Grandpa asked me to take good care of you. Surely, you wouldn't want to make things difficult for me."

His irritation was palpable. To him, this woman acted as though she did not want to be around him but still managed to manipulate situations to get his attention.

Even Charles' comment about checking the surveillance footage at his door seemed like a setup, likely orchestrated by Natalie herself to push them together.

In Marcus' view, Charles' open-minded attitude toward "new ideas" was a thinly veiled attempt to matchmake. In truth, he had figured out that Nathaniel was really Natalie and that this supposed "man" was actually a

woman.

to shove Natalie into his life instead. For a brief moment, he started to see

to climb her way up. To Marcus, Natalie was using her relationship with Charles

the one person holding Charles' life in her hands. For the next three

his expression grew. Meanwhile, Natalie was not

trouble, but she certainly would not sit back and take

is such a burden for you, why not simply refuse Mr. Holden Senior? There's no need for this

only to throw a tantrum and act like you're owed something, then don't bother doing it

Mr. Holden Senior is healthy, we'll leave the Holden family. Until then, no matter how 'unhappy' you

to respond, Natalie turned and walked away, her posture straight and determined. Her calm yet firm demeanor gave no room for argument, leaving Marcus in silence as he stared after her

superior to the other. They were equals, plain and simple, and she intended to remind him of that every step of the

a moment, watching Natalie's retreating figure. Then, with a loud smack of his palm against the steering wheel, the car horn

back, she strode

he glared at her back. "Well played, Natalie. This is how you

his molars as anger simmered under his cool demeanor.

that he was to take Natalie on a full tour of Dithoria State's landmarks and had even given Marcus a few days off for this

could not have been more obvious, but there was no way Marcus was going to humor them. Letting out a frustrated scoff, he decided he had no

took a quick lap around the first floor, then left to

to her original appearance before heading back to the Walker Group headquarters. As soon as she walked through the front doors again, the receptionist approached her with a bright

me, are you Ms. Natalie

that's me," Natalie

Ms. Walker. Mr. Walker asked me to take you directly to the top floor," the receptionist said, guiding her to the private elevator

the elevator ascended, the breathtaking view of Dithoria State unfolded

standing to the side. "You can see out from inside, but no

Natalie