The Heiress Nobody Saw Coming

Chapter 474 What Does Nattie Think

Laura's eyes were red as she stared at Charles, her voice firm and resolute. She fought back tears, refusing to let them fall. The complicated dynamics of the Holden family made her believe that returning would only endanger her.

She thought it was better to break free now, while she was still young enough to start over. Laura did not want to stay tied to Wesley anymore. While he had been by her side all these years, it was her child, Marcus, who had given her the strength to keep going.

Without Marcus, Laura was sure she would have given up during one of her darkest moments. As a mother, she had been separated from him too soon, and her only goal was to stay healthy enough to care for him. Now that Marcus had grown into an exceptional young man, she felt some relief, but not entirely.

Even though she and Wesley never had a second child, with Cassie's twisted mind, who knew what else she had done? She had drugged her own brother before, so who was to say she had not hidden another child somewhere, waiting for the right moment to cause chaos?

Perhaps it was paranoia, but nothing was off the table when it came to someone as sick as Cassie. Laura did not dare stay in the Holden family, and she certainly did not want Natalie to stay in Holden Residence. The best solution was for Marcus and Natalie to move into the Walker residence or live separately on their

own.

While Laura had only met Marcus a handful of times, those moments were enough to show her how extraordinary he was. She could not burden him any longer.

"But Laura," Charles said, his eyes welling up. "Wesley has been by your side all these years. How can he handle you suddenly asking for a divorce? You two have been through so much together, and now that you're healed, why end it?"

He continued, "If Cassie's actions are bothering you if you're still upset that she drugged Wesley-I'll make sure she faces the consequences."

Laura shook her head. "Father, I don't care about the past anymore. I don't want to think about who did what, or who ended up in whose bed.

in celibacy because of

best thing for both of us. He deserves a normal life, and I

spoke, she respectfully knelt before Charles again, bowing her head. Charles' face was filled

between Laura and Charles. But instead of reacting, her mind

had been soft, carrying a faint, fresh scent. Had he deliberately freshened his breath before

doubt that Marcus would take his mother's side. However, would he really move away with her? That did not seem likely. Marcus

snapped out of her thoughts at the sound

steadying herself, then walked

Laura up,"

rise to her feet. Her body was still weak, and kneeling on the ground for so long had sent

had not been holding her, she would have collapsed straight to

kneel like that anymore," Natalie whispered near

me. Getting on my

well-being and did not want to get involved in the Holden family's affairs. Even though

corner of his eye "I'm old now, and all I want is for this family to stay together and be happy. Seeing everyone doing well would let me

been through, and now that we're finally reunited, this sudden talk of divorce breaks my heart. I don't know what to do." Charles' voice cracked, and tears streamed down

since Hector helped them recover their lost and altered memories through hypnosis, Charles had been drowning in guilt

anymore," Charles admitted, his sobs breaking through. "All of this is Cassie's fault, but I'm her father, failed to raise her right, so the blame falls on me. I'm the one