The Heiress Nobody Saw Coming

Chapter 120 The Disguise Falls Apart

Kevin had been one of Grace's closest allies when she was building Langley Group from the ground up. Having spent decades at the top, he carried the commanding presence of someone deeply accustomed to power.

To Kevin, Victor was nothing more than an upstart, a junior who wasn't worth taking seriously.

Selena and Victor had been the first to speak rudely, and Kevin felt fully justified in teaching them a lesson.

While he admitted that spitting into Selena's mouth had been excessive, he wasn't about to let Victor's yelling intimidate him.

Guilt or no guilt, Kevin was determined to assert his authority.

After all, he was around the same age as Grace, and if Selena could act like a spoiled brat, he could certainly pull rank as an elder.

"Dad, I don't want to live anymore!"

Suddenly, Selena screamed hysterically. Before anyone could react, she bolted toward the window, making as if to jump.

"Selena!" Victor's voice cracked as he lunged forward, grabbing her just in time.

"Selena, don't do anything foolish!" he shouted, his arms locking tightly around her.

"Dad, I don't want to live! Let me die! Just let me die!" Selena wailed, her sobs uncontrollable as she struggled against Victor's grip, desperately trying to throw herself toward the window.

Victor clung to her as if his life depended on it. His voice trembled with rage as he turned toward Kevin.

"Kevin, you hurt my daughter! This isn't over. I'll make you pay for this!"

Kevin remained silent.

The tension in the room was suffocating. The other people in the conference room exchanged uneasy glances, clearly unsure of how to respond.

Eventually, all eyes turned toward Natalie, still on the video call.

After a brief pause, Jack hesitated before speaking. "Ms. Natalie, given how things have turned out, do you think we should postpone this meeting for now?"

Natalie, seated on the other end of the video call, hadn't anticipated the situation spiraling so far out of control.

"Let's adjourn the meeting for now. I'll make time to come back to Amberton soon," she said, pressing her fingers to her temple in frustration.

The plan had been to stay away for another three months, but clearly, that was no longer an option.

"Understood. We'll end the online meeting here and pick up the discussion later."

exchanged a glance with Kevin, and then with the other shareholders. Without a word, they all seemed to grasp the same unspoken message and moved in unison

them away from the window to

wasn't the least bit concerned that Selena would

now that she'd finally secured the lavish

than a ploy—either to negotiate terms with Kevin or, more likely, to deal directly with Natalie

Natalie

and downed it in one swift

curb in front of her. The tinted window lowered, revealing Marcus' tense, stone-faced

in," he said

Natalie frowned, momentarily thrown.

earlier? What was he doing here now, showing up

in. You can't park here," Marcus repeated when

seat. "Take this." Marcus shoved a box into her hands, his jaw tight as he shifted the car into drive. Natalie stared at the box, baffled. "Wait a second, Mr. Holden. What's the meaning of this?" "Grandpa ordered

silence for a moment, still holding the

reluctant about giving her the gift,

have simply explained the situation, and she'd have gladly cleared

refuse," he said firmly, his piercing gaze flicking toward her for

gifts in the

back seat and was immediately struck by the sight of boxes stacked high, in various

unmistakably branded with the iconic

Marcus had gone shopping for Nouvelle Zara women's

clothes in

lips pressed into a tight line. He didn't look at her, nor did he

the charade. After all, she was wearing women's clothing right now, yet Marcus was still addressing her

man" thing was already blown. There was no fun in dragging it out

Holden, are you done pretending not to know?" she

done pretending too? Dressing as a man must've

over her chest-quick and casual,

memory of Marcus seeing her

if a lump of air had lodged itself in her

respect," she snapped, her

to make

retort faltered mid-sentence. It wasn't like she could blurt out that back when she was in her male disguise, Marcus had helped her

to admit, this woman was far more stunning in her natural state than

fair and smooth, translucent like fine porcelain or the soft sheen of a freshly

and defined, yet her face shape wasn't sharp or overly angular. Her almond-shaped eyes were naturally

lifted her gaze, her dark pupils gleamed like polished obsidian. Framed by thick, curling lashes,

lent an elegant symmetry to her face, while her naturally pink, full lips looked soft and inviting,

over her shoulders, the rich waves framing her small face and drawing even more

of hair only served to make her skin appear even fairer, almost glowing