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.

I'm glad I took this case. Otherwise, you'd still be misunderstanding her, and the

Natalie,"

want to thank me, give me gold. I love gold-lots and lots

a playful

Besides, money made the world go round, and while it might

words lightened the mood. "How about a house? Or a car? I'll give you plenty of money

have is yours, and what's yours

Natalie teased, laughing. "Marcus, remember what you said. Everything of yours is mine, and mine stays

I can turn you into an eunuch

gasped, his legs instinctively tensing. He asked, "Nat, do you have to

tough to hold her ground,"

kidding. If I were really that ruthless, I wouldn't have

better now?" she

deeply. So, she had been teasing him to distract

his lips, but he sighed, pretending to

I'll never dare

cross you again."

messing with you," Natalie said,

and kissed the corner of

into an eunuch or stab you a dozen times. You're

my enemy. Don't

cupped the back of her head and kissed her deeply, his

my lover, not my enemy"-had struck a chord

kiss grew more intense, and Marcus' breathing became heavier. When they finally pulled apart, Natalie's cheeks were flushed,

take care of

He kissed her forehead and gently held