The Heiress Nobody Saw Coming

Chapter 310 She Responded Better to Gentleness Than Force

Natalie's gaze looked cold, and for some inexplicable reason, Marcus felt a sudden panic rush over him. After a while, he finally spoke, his voice tinged with bitterness.

"Natalie, I wasn't threatening you, nor would I dare. I would also never do anything to Sophia. If anyone is to blame for mistakenly identifying my savior, it should be

me.

"If, at the time you saved me, I had opened my eyes immediately and seen you clearly, I wouldn't have been mistaken afterward. I regret it deeply, and I'm truly sorry. I just want you to give me a chance, especially since I rashly called off the engagement out of anger when I was drunk.

"I owe you even more for that. If we can't be fiancé and fiancée, can we at least be friends?

"Natalie, I really want to apologize to you, and I want to properly say thank you. Is that okay?"

Marcus deliberately lowered his baritone voice, making him sound a little pitiful. He had always been high and mighty, noble and elegant, but this was the first time he had lowered himself like this. It kind of gave him the look of a helpless

little puppy.

This stark contrast instantly struck a certain mischievous nerve buried deep within Natalie. She suddenly had the urge... to bully Marcus even more.

"Fine then!" Natalie suppressed her urge to continue teasing Marcus and reluctantly agreed. "Let me make this clear first—since you said you wouldn't trouble Sophia, you must keep your word."

"Of course," Marcus replied with a smile. "I can guarantee that."

At the end of the day, Sophia was also a pitiful person, and Marcus didn't really need to make things difficult for her.

But from this incident, he also realized that Natalie was someone who was stubborn on the outside but soft-hearted inside. In other words, she responded better to gentleness than force.

"Sophia, you get some rest," Natalie said to her.

"Alright, Ms. Walker. Thank you," Sophia expressed her gratitude again. "Shane should still be at the Walker residence. Ms. Walker, be careful of him-he's one of Emma's people.

"If Emma hates you, she will definitely come after you again."

Natalie nodded. "I know. Thank you for reminding me."

"I'm sorry. I should have been honest with you from the beginning. But at that time, my mind was in complete chaos. I hesitated, feared everything, and in the end, I only trapped myself in a deeper pit.

then,

Natalie, she ended up meeting

some rest now," Natalie said as she reached out and ruffled Sophia's hair. Even though Sophia was older than her, she

beginning to end, the only thing Sophia had truly done wrong was claiming Natalie's credit, but in reality, she

had always been

Sophia probably would have

day, she was just another

stepped out, Marcus asked Natalie what she wanted to eat, and she just pointed to Goodwill Pharmacy's

if you really want to treat me to a meal, why

without hesitation. He rolled up his sleeves and walked into the

you like to eat? Pick something," he

Natalie's interest was piqued after hearing what

"Yup."

meat and vegetables. "How about some pan-fried steak, tomato soup, cucumber salad, and mashed

home-cooked dishes!" Natalie was even more surprised upon hearing what was on the menu. "You

if I wanted to cook something else, wouldn't be able to. I could ask Elijah to go buy more now, but I'm afraid you'd starve

sit down. Play your phone or something. If there's anything you don't eat,

unwittingly softened slightly while he spoke. Apart from cooking for Charles, he had never cooked for anyone else

Natalie was the first.

responded better to gentleness rather than force, and if he wanted to get along with her, he couldn't be too

was even necessary to make himself seem a little more pitiful. For example, when cutting vegetables later, he

a lunatic. Then, she remarked, "Marcus, could you act a little more realistically? Now that you know

at a loss for words. "Then, tell me

don't have to do this. Back then, whether it was you or someone else, I would've saved them

Holden Senior, you paid me, and I took the money. It was just a regular transaction. There's no need for you to be so

kitchen knife he was holding had "accidentally" cut his

careless?" Natalie's expression shifted to one of worry as she stepped forward and grabbed the kitchen knife from his hand,

to you

I'll

injury to extort

swiftly placed it under the running

wash away the blood.

Natalie, who was furrowing her brows with a serious expression