The Heiress Nobody Saw Coming

Chapter 160 Are You Just Pretending

Walter and Charlotte spoke outside the hospital room for a while.

Charlotte exuded elegance with an undertone of sharpness. It wasn't overbearing, but it still made people instinctively feel wary. It was the kind of presence that came from years of holding a high position.

Even Grace lacked this kind of composure, and Diana, being petty, definitely didn't either.

Most of all, Charlotte looked almost identical to Natalie. Despite her age, she was well-maintained and seemed at most in her early 30s. Time had barely left its mark on her.

Walter would have believed it if someone said she was Natalie's sister.

"Mr. Watson, you and my daughter have known each other since she was young. Could you tell me about her childhood?" Charlotte asked, turning the topic to Natalie after they finished their discussion.

She had missed the first 20 years of her precious daughter's life, and all her wealth and power could not make up for that.

"When we were kids, I didn't see Natalie very often. But she'd always come at specific times to check on me. She'd bring me some basic necessities and give me my living expenses," Walter said, leaning against the wall.

Whenever he spoke about her younger days, a gentle look came into his eyes, and a smile appeared on his lips.

"At the time, I thought the living expenses came from Mrs. Langley Senior. I felt deeply grateful to her, so I always told Natalie that I would study hard and live up to the expectations of Mrs. Langley Senior and her.

reach out to pat my head. Because I was taller, I would bend down so

my living expenses and supplies, she brought a little boy with her. Mrs. Langley Senior came too. She told me the boy was Tyler, Natalie's childhood friend. She said

Tyler. "Even though I was a kid,

that Natalie had been the one who really sponsored

Senior provided her

listened attentively. She could almost picture her daughter as a soft, chubby little girl,

she did not know what he looked like. But if he was her daughter's childhood friend, she figured Natalie might have had real feelings for her

but her curiosity got the better of her. When

gaze. "From then on, every time she came to see me, Tyler

didn't mention that Natalie no longer patted his

that natural closeness they once shared faded. Their relationship turned more like

Natalie was Tyler's fiancée, and Grace had warned him directly. So, he never dared to develop any improper feelings and kept those

his efforts into his studies, aiming to excel enough to stand

"Alright," Charlotte said gently.

It seemed he had feelings for Natalie, but from the way she acted, Natalie

leave now. Go back in and talk with Grace. I want to know what she's planning next." Charlotte lowered her voice. "Right now, there's nobody around Grace. Since she funded you, she'll likely use that connection to make you

you're on Natalie's side, we trust you completely. We only hope you won't let us down." Walter looked up and nodded firmly. "Please be at ease, Mrs. Walker. I've been on Natalie's side from the start. Even if I'm not her biological brother, I see her as more than a real sister

be off," Charlotte said with a smile. Then, she turned

hallway a bit longer. After

moved closer and tapped the headboard. "Mrs. Langley Senior, Mrs.