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.

Otherwise, you'd still be misunderstanding

Natalie,"

thank me, give me gold. I

with a playful

or money. Besides, money made the world go

"How about a house? Or a car? I'll give you plenty of money

I have is yours, and what's yours stays yours," he added with

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

sure you regret it," she joked. "I'm Dr. Elim, after all. I can turn you into an eunuch without anyone noticing. Or better yet, I could stab you a dozen times and make sure not a

tensing. He asked, "Nat, do

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

ruthless, I wouldn't have put up with so

she asked,

she had been teasing him

his lips, but he sighed, pretending to be hurt. 4 don't feel better. If anything,

now. I'll never dare

cross you again."

I was just messing with you," Natalie said,

stood on her tiptoes and kissed the corner

wouldn't really turn you into an eunuch or stab you a dozen times.

not my enemy. Don't worry,"

of her

my enemy"-had struck a chord with

pulled apart, Natalie's cheeks were flushed, and she was slightly out of breath. She

care of

He kissed her forehead and gently