The Heiress Nobody Saw Coming

Chapter 398 Give Him the Title

Marcus' tone was tinged with unease as he spoke, his eyes occasionally darting nervously to Natalie, quickly averting his gaze before she could catch him looking.

His nervousness, combined with his vulnerability, was evident. The former high and mighty heir of the Holden family, the powerful head of the Holden Group, had never shown this side of himself in front of others.

Natalie was the first, and likely the only one, to see this side of him. The contrast in his demeanor made it hard for her to reject him.

After giving it some thought, Natalie finally reached out and took the black card from Marcus' hand. However, she then pulled out another identical black card from her bag and placed it in his hand.

"Marcus, take this. I'll spend your money, and you can spend mine."

Marcus blinked, confused. "Huh? How is that different from me spending my own money?"

"I may have had a fiancé before, but I've never spent money on him. You're the first."

Her words made Marcus, who had been about to return the card, tighten his grip on it instead.

"My relationship with Tyler didn't last into adulthood. We were never close, even though we were engaged."

She glanced at Marcus. "No matter what, I did take advantage of you while drunk, and you've asked me to take responsibility. I can't just ignore that."

Marcus immediately nodded. "Right, you have to take responsibility for me."

"So... shall we try starting something?" Natalie hesitated. She had decided before to keep her distance from Marcus, even avoiding any personal connection.

But things rarely went as planned.

"Sure." Marcus immediately agreed, lifting his gaze to meet hers, a smile evident in the corners of his eyes. "Thank you, Nat."

Something felt off to Natalie, but when she saw his warm, reassuring smile, her doubts faded.

and spoken to Charles, clearing the air between her and

actions-if she made a mistake, she should

or mouth after drinking, and though Marcus had indulged her, it wasn't

had never realized how much she could be affected by

it should only be applied to Marcus. He was so handsome that she couldn't help but want

me back?" Natalie tilted her head and looked out the car window at the passing scenery. She remembered that Marcus lacked maternal love, and she was

beaten by Lincoln and hadn't yet met his future in-

things go, so don't say anything wrong in front of my parents," Natalie reminded him. After thinking for a moment, she added, "I haven't decided yet whether I

you don't want to be with me?" Marcus raised an eyebrow, then casually started

reached to pull his shirt back together. "Stop

ignored

hers, and the other continued

marks are from you. You say you'll be responsible, but you won't be with me. How is this being responsible?

his

fast because of how close

feel

from his

pull her hand back, but Marcus

gently pressed his forehead

I said let's try. I'm not asking you to keep a distance from me like before,

polite, like we're not

do you want?" Natalie felt a mix of

away. "Marcus, don't push your

what you did

made Natalie's eyes widen. Was he

close, his voice low and playful. "Nat, when we meet your parents, I hope you'll introduce