The Heiress Nobody Saw Coming

Chapter 154 You Never Owed Anyone Anything

Marcus' voice sounded magnetic and pleasant, but his words were harsh.

As he spoke, he looked at Natalie. She pressed her lips together, her gaze turning cold and distant again. It was clear she didn't like what he said.

However, she didn't stop him.

When Marcus finished talking, he put the phone on speaker and placed it on the table.

Grace's voice came through clearly. "This is my granddaughter's number. I'm sure I didn't dial the wrong one. No matter who you are, please give my granddaughter her phone."

Marcus raised his eyebrows and looked at Natalie. She pressed her lips even tighter. She stayed silent and took a sip of tea. Then, she turned to look out the window.

"You dialed the wrong number," Marcus said.

He didn't say any more sarcastic or harsh words. He hung up and slid the phone back over to Natalie.

"Ms. Walker, why are you not answering the call? Are you afraid of something?"

"I heard from Mrs. Walker that you reminded her to investigate whether my grandmother really cared about me or was just pretending. Is that true?"

Marcus slightly smiled and admitted what he had done, "Yes. I reminded Aunt Charlotte."

"Why?" Natalie looked at Marcus. "Mr. Holden, why would you think of that?"

"I spoke with Mrs. Langley Senior before, and her reactions felt odd. I can see Aunt Charlotte and Uncle William treat you well. They even said they wanted you to be their goddaughter.

"I don't like Emma, but I do respect Aunt Charlotte and Uncle William. The Walkers and the Holdens also have many business partnerships."

it from me. Aunt Charlotte was the first to notice and told me. Out of respect, I felt I should warn them

Charlotte to tell Marcus that

not to make a big deal of her identity or acknowledge her in public, and they had completely respected her

grew clearer with time. It stood in stark contrast to how Victor and Diana behaved. "You once asked me what I did to Mrs. Langley Senior that caused such a big reaction from

believed it meant you didn't owe Victor or Diana anything anymore.

straight at Natalie. His gaze was hard to read, yet

she really

time, she could not bring

dutiful. You were caught in this situation. Even though

Sometimes, people know something is wrong, but they don't want to expose

teacup in front of her. After a pause, she finally spoke. "I didn't realize you were such

I'm just stating the facts in hopes that it

Holden, you suddenly seem so kind, and it feels odd to

"So, in your mind,

I said something wrong," Natalie said, looking up

"Let's eat," he said.

"Alright."

meal quietly, and Grace did not call

shake a feeling of

had seen right through her. She could not stop

hard to deny that Grace's words and care toward her had been genuine all these years. She had to admit that she couldn't be cold

kindness she had received just because Grace had not prevented Diana from using her

this matter remained like a thorn lodged in her

her shares in Langley Group for good and never go back to work there. She could already foresee what would

well. Some of them told her right away they were going to

soon as they heard she was giving up her shares, they said they would do

now and invest with Natalie because they believed they could still