The Heiress Nobody Saw Coming

Chapter 294 Pointing Fingers and Twisted Family Dynamics

Mason's words made Sky gape in disbelief. "Mason, have you lost your mind? When did I ever say I wanted to fight Marcus? And when did I insult him?"

Sky was furious. "Do you even think before you speak?"

"Speaking of thinking, maybe you should've used your brain before siding with Emma and bullying Natalie." Mason folded his arms and gave his older brother a pointed look.

He added, "Mom and Dad already made it clear-Emma's not allowed to use our last name anymore. So you'd better get on that. Find her real family and get her name changed. Or, if you can't, just pick something random out from the internet as long as it's not the Walker or Holden last names."

Mason smirked as he paced in front of Sky, his tone mocking. "You know, once you change her last name, the two of you can finally be together openly. I mean, the way you're obsessed with her is far from normal."

Sky's expression darkened instantly. "Mason, do you even realize what you're saying?" His tone was ice-cold, his frustration palpable. "Emma's my sister. I raised her and protected her. Of course, I care about her. But it's nothing like what you're insinuating."

Mason scoffed. "Oh, give me a break. You've been going Emma this, Emma that, like you're her personal cheerleader. Do you think I haven't noticed how unnatural your bond with her is? I've known since we were kids that Emma wasn't really our sister."

That stopped Sky in his tracks. "What did you just say?"

Mason leaned in closer, his voice cutting. "You heard me. I've known since we were little that she wasn't blood-related. But I didn't have proof back then, and who'd believe me anyway? Mom and Dad doted on her, and I didn't even know where my real sister was. So, yeah, I kept my mouth shut."

Mason paused, then suddenly slapped himself across the face. "I should've said something. I should've told them what I suspected, even if no one believed me.

"If I'd just pushed for a DNA test back then, we could've found Nat so much sooner. She wouldn't have had to endure all those years of hell with the Langleys."

He turned to Natalie, his voice thick with guilt. "I'm so sorry, Nat. This is all my fault. You wouldn't have suffered so much if I'd spoken up when I was younger."

Natalie gently touched Lincoln's face, where he'd slapped himself. "Don't blame yourself, Mason. This wasn't your fault."

birth. And as much as Mason believed in his childhood dreams about his real sister, if he'd told their

onto that belief all these years and even made her a crystal

heart ache. She hated how he

doing

blinked, suddenly realizing how off-track he'd gotten. "Right! Let's not lose

Let's settle this once and for all. Are we keeping Natalie, or are we keeping that manipulative snake,

William

were set

voice calm but menacing, "I heard you wanted

his suit jacket and shrugged it off, handing it to Natalie without looking away from Mason. "Ms. Walker, hold

"Marcus," William interjected,

forward to place

"This is Nat's

not ruin it by

see the guests off, we'll settle this. What do you think? Does that

give William this respect. "Alright. It works

off. Nat, you come with us,

"Yes, Dad."

an eye on Sky. Don't let him go downstairs and stir

in his chest, suddenly regretting his actions. Natalie was clearly the Walker family's golden child now— why had he put

as frustration set in. His emotions

Mason eyed