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."

glance with Kevin, and then with the other shareholders. Without a word, they all seemed

stepped forward, surrounding Victor and Selena, gently but firmly pulling them away from the window to

that Selena would try to kill

finally secured the lavish life of a

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

laptop, Natalie

on the table, now cold and untouched, and downed it in

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

he

Natalie frowned, momentarily thrown.

young master stormed off in a huff earlier? What was he doing here now, showing up so

You can't park here," Marcus repeated

the box, baffled. "Wait a second, Mr. Holden. What's the meaning of this?" "Grandpa ordered me to go shopping with you. If I don't buy you something, he'll chew me out when I get back," Marcus said flatly, his voice clipped and serious. "When you return to the residence, I

sat in silence for a moment, still holding the

Marcus was this reluctant about giving her the gift, she didn't see the point in forcing

could have simply explained the situation, and she'd have

refuse," he said firmly, his piercing gaze flicking toward her for a brief moment as if he could read her every

are more gifts in

her head toward the back seat and was immediately struck by the sight of boxes stacked high, in

the boxes were unmistakably branded with

shopping for

don't tell me those women's clothes in the back are

Marcus' lips pressed into a tight line.

pointless to continue the charade. After all, she was wearing women's

already blown. There was no fun in dragging

you done pretending not

done pretending too? Dressing as a man must've

over her chest-quick and casual, but deliberate enough

memory of Marcus seeing her chest resurfaced, sending a surge of

air had lodged itself in her

some respect," she snapped, her usual composure cracking

make Ms. Walker misunderstand

blurt out that back when she was in her male disguise, Marcus

suddenly lightened. Truthfully, he had to admit, this woman was far more stunning in her

a marvel of perfect proportions. Her skin was fair and smooth, translucent like fine porcelain or the soft sheen of a

her face shape wasn't sharp or overly angular. Her almond-shaped eyes were

like polished obsidian.

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

wavy hair tumbled loosely over her shoulders, the rich waves framing her small face and drawing even

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