The Heiress Nobody Saw Coming

Chapter 211 An Eye for an Eye, Langleys

Walter congratulated Victor. Yet, for some reason, instead of feeling elated, Victor felt a strange sense of unease.

He quickly reassured himself. After all, every crisis Langley Group faced had been resolved by him. Now that the company was thriving with a bright future ahead, there was nothing to be anxious about.

Kevin, Jack, and the other shareholders were fools who were too blind to see its real potential. If they wanted to leave, they were free to do so.

Victor believed that under his leadership, Langley Group would rise to even greater heights. With that, the Langleys would undoubtedly become Amberton's wealthiest dynasty for generations to come.

With this thought in mind, a grin spread across Victor's face. He patted Walter on the shoulder and said, "Thank you, Mr. Watson. I'll leave the paperwork and following procedures in your hands."

Walter replied with a polite smile, "Of course, Mr. Langley. It's my duty. Here's to continued success."

"That's a given." Victor chuckled confidently. "Rest assured, under my leadership, Langley Group will only get better."

"Absolutely," Walter agreed with a touch of flattery before excusing himself to handle the rest of the formalities.

The moment Walter left the hotel, he called Natalie. "Hey, Nat. Victor has signed the papers. The shares Mr. Zeller and the others held have been transferred."

"Good," Natalie replied before ending the call.

She turned to look at Grace, who lay on the bed, clutching her chest and crying uncontrollably. Since Natalie had confronted her with the truth, Grace either outright denied everything or diverted the conversation to childhood memories.

Natalie had to admit that many of those memories showed moments when Grace had genuinely cared for her, which was why she had unquestioningly given blood transfusions to Diana all these years.

She did not want to hurt Grace and was grateful for her kindness. The truth was, deep down, she had been conditioned to believe that if she kept being obedient, her parents might finally see her worth and love her.

Nonetheless, it turned out to be a lie-everything was a lie. As Natalie listened to Grace recount the past, she felt nothing but disgust and bitterness.

up the mucus, so I sucked it out of your lungs with my

the time you went hiking with your friends and got caught in

risked my life to pull you out of there! If I didn't love you, would I have

in silence as her chest tightened in pain. It was because of things like this that she had never doubted Grace's love for

not stop there, saying, "Nattie, have you forgotten? When you were sick, I stayed up all night caring for you. When your father and mother scolded or ignored you, I was always the first to comfort

her tears and added, "I even arranged for you to be engaged to Tyler. The Millers are the

Langley family to

considered everything for you. But now, because of some random video, you've dismissed all the love

both hands

trying to save you. I

when my mind wasn't right, deep down, I never forgot that I had to be good to you, Nattie. Do you really not care about

she spoke. Though her voice wavered, there was an undeniable sincerity to

at her chest and spoke in a steady tone. "Grandma, I just want

"Where did Victor get that Three- Second

froze, bewildered by the sudden shift in the conversation. "What's a Three- Second Poison? I don't know

smile. "Not long ago, Victor tricked me into returning to the Langley family and used that on me.

You were the one who taught

weapon when you started building your

moment, old memories flooded

me," Natalie said, standing up. She tried to keep

lips curled in a mix of sadness and scorn. "I don't understand, Grandma. You've always been so good to me. I just couldn't understand why you would actually betray

voice cracked, though she tried to keep it steady. "Since I was a child, I've suspected that Victor and Diana weren't my biological parents. But I never doubted you were

"I didn't

little. But as