The Heiress Nobody Saw Coming

Chapter 126 Pretending to Be Her Boyfriend

"Huh?" Marcus' expression darkened immediately after hearing what Natalie had just said.

"Acting as your boyfriend to see your grandmother?" he clarified.

"Yes." Natalie was furrowing her brows. She honestly didn't want to do this, but she had thought about it thoroughly just now.

Her relationship with the Langleys had fallen apart completely, and she would never go back to Amberton anymore. She also wasn't joking when she threatened Victor over the phone.

It was just that Langley Group was Grace's lifeblood. Since the largest amount of shares were in Natalie's hands, the Langleys were hounding her relentlessly. Moreover, if Langley Group continued under Victor's leadership, it was only a matter of time before it collapsed.

The reason why Grace had always wanted Natalie to marry Marcus wasn't just to get revenge on Selena and Tyler; she also wanted her to enjoy a worry-free life in the years to come.

She hoped no one would bully Natalie ever again.

Hence, if Grace knew how Natalie was dating Marcus, she wouldn't care so much about the shares.

Grace's thinking had become childlike. No matter how much Natalie reasoned with her, Grace didn't get it and would only stick to her original intentions.

No one could change her mind, regardless of how hard they tried.

For instance, after Grace met Marcus, she wanted Natalie to win him over. She was determined to have Natalie marry Marcus, securing her place in the Holden family.

And ever since the idea entered Grace's mind, she was never once swayed.

Natalie could only play along rather than challenge Grace. However, she couldn't keep putting this off.

So, Natalie thought she could make use of this incident-where Selena was causing a huge fuss about how she'd commit suicide—to completely cut ties with the Langleys.

of Grace that Natalie controlled, while

worked as her final safety net. If Natalie married Marcus and

happened to the company, she would

to bring Marcus to meet Grace,

of the Holdens, and Marcus wouldn't want her to

only needed a green light from Grace. Then, she could resolve the issues with

Marcus, asking him for his

you help me with it, Mr.

know this seems a bit too irrational, but I can assure

on a show to deceive

drawn together. Moments later, he asked calmly, "Why do you want me to pretend to be

liking to him from the very beginning. She

and Emma were still technically engaged,

Grace was aware of it, she still allowed Natalie to insert herself

requested her to treat Charles. When Marcus was drugged, Natalie didn't take advantage of his

to be her boyfriend to deceive Grace. From the outside, Grace appeared to have the cognitive abilities of a six-year-old, but

looked at Marcus sincerely. After all, he had the right to know why she needed

Grandma's biological granddaughter, so I wanted to

was to back me up, and the shares were my wedding gift as well. Even if I

him

I can live well without the shares, I need to bring a boyfriend with me to

future is tied to a man, is it,

course not. We're just putting on a show." Natalie furrowed her brows. "Just tell me if you're willing

lips twitched a little. The woman before him sounded like she was asking for his help,

"Sure, I can help."

"Just let me know when you'd like to meet Mrs. Langley Senior. But if we were

Natalie glanced at the outfit she was wearing. "What's