The Heiress Nobody Saw Coming

Chapter 472 Winning Over Her Heart

After the hypnosis session, Charles looked like he had aged several years. The spark in his eyes was gone, and he seemed drained. This incident might also create a rift between him and Marcus, so it was understandable why Marcus did not want to confront him right now.

"What about Wesley?" Natalie asked after a moment of thought. She wanted to know Marcus' opinion of him. "What do you think of him?"

Marcus' expression remained neutral. "A useless man who couldn't protect his wife and missed out on his child's life. He's good for nothing."

Natalie was speechless. If Wesley had heard that, he would probably have been too heartbroken to eat or sleep for days.

"Natalie, do you feel sorry for him?" Marcus narrowed his eyes and stopped walking to look at her.

"Not exactly," Natalie replied, shaking her head. "If anything, I feel sorry for Laura."

"You're right, though. If we got married and you turned out like Wesley while I ended up like Laura, I'd call you useless and divorce you without a second thought," she added with a slight smile.

Marcus said without hesitation, "That would never happen to me. I'm nothing like him."

"So, when are we getting married?" he asked, changing the subject abruptly. "Wait, what?" Natalie was caught off guard. "You can't just switch topics like that."

"Right now, I need to contact the Maine family," Marcus replied, shifting gears again. "We're sending Lucy's body back to them, and I want to see how they react."

Natalie sighed, unable to keep up with his thought process. Right now, her focus was on taking care of Laura. "Fine. I'll leave you to it. I'm going to check on Laura."

"Alright," Marcus said, reaching out to take her hand. "Before we part, I want a hug."

Natalie smiled and wrapped her arms around his waist. Marcus pulled her close, holding her tightly against his chest.

"Natalie, I'm sorry. We just started dating, and you're already dealing with so much. I feel bad for dragging you into all this," he whispered.

"Laura is my patient, and it has nothing to do with you. She just so happens to be your mother," Natalie replied, patting his back.

this case. Otherwise, you'd still be misunderstanding her,

you, Natalie,"

really want to thank me, give me gold.

said with a playful smile

Besides, money made the world go round, and

the mood. "How about a house? Or a

what's yours stays

me lines," Natalie teased, laughing. "Marcus, remember what you said. Everything of

back on your word, I'll make sure you regret it," she joked. "I'm Dr. Elim, after all. I can turn you

He asked, "Nat,

to be tough to hold her ground," Natalie replied, blinking playfully

was just kidding. If I were really that ruthless, I wouldn't have put up with so

now?" she asked, her

had been teasing him

he sighed, pretending to be hurt. 4

I'll

cross you again."

on, I was just messing with you," Natalie said, reaching up

and kissed the

really turn you into an eunuch or stab you a dozen times.

my enemy. Don't

her head and kissed her

sentence-"You're my lover, not my enemy"-had struck a chord with

more intense, and Marcus' breathing became heavier. When they finally pulled apart, Natalie's cheeks were flushed, and she was slightly out of

care of

face tinged red. He kissed her forehead and