The Heiress Nobody Saw Coming

Chapter 506 Are We Not Friends Anymore

Walter remained calm, and Natalie didn't think much of it—but Marcus felt something was off.

Still, he didn't say anything. Natalie cared about his feelings, and she brought him along when discussing matters with Walter-that was enough for him.

Marcus and Natalie went to Grace's bedroom first. After finding Grace's safe, Natalie entered her own birthday, and sure enough, it opened.

"Grace sure is something else," Marcus said with a mocking tone. "Still using your birthday as the password at a time like this. Does she seriously think that kind of emotional trick still works on you?"

Natalie didn't respond. She simply took the phone from the safe, powered it on, and tapped the screen. "I need to connect it to my computer."

"This phone model's pretty outdated," Marcus noted, immediately handing her backpack over.

Natalie unzipped the bag, pulled out a small laptop, connected the phone with a cable, and began typing rapidly on the keyboard. A moment later, a small red dot appeared on the screen.

"The owner of this number is currently in Scarlet Hill."

Marcus saw it too. "Looks like Scarlet Hill is an important place."

"I'll make a call first," Natalie said, dialing the number.

After three rings, someone picked up.

"Grace Langley, I told you not to call! You just don't listen, do you?"

Natalie shot Marcus a look. He showed her his phone as he had already sent Ethan to apprehend the target. She gave a small nod, then mimicked Grace's voice. "Where's my daughter? I want to see my daughter."

"Grace, if you behave, I'll make sure Megan stays alive. But if you test my patience again, don't blame me for what happens to her. I wasn't joking with you last time."

on the other end was icy

botched every task I gave you. And that bastard Kenton-he's gone and you have

to respond,

will be there in ten minutes at

"Nat, are you curious about this

nodded. "Very. Extremely

stood outside. "Nat, I found something.

took Marcus' hand, and the two

He had been in there many times as a child, though Grace had never treated him

so his only duty back then was to study hard, grow up, protect her, support her, and

as a padlocked photo album. Walter opened the watch, then entered a string of numbers

it to Natalie.

album, and she and Marcus looked through

bed, gazing tenderly at the baby beside her. Her expression overflowed with maternal warmth. A small caption beneath the photo

be Megan,"

inscribed below it. That's the

to the

He was filthy, his clothes ragged and torn. A line beneath the

up?" Natalie frowned, turning to the next page. This one held a photo so thoroughly slashed it was barely recognizable. A line beneath it read, "May you drop dead where you

nothing more after this." Walter glanced at Marcus. "Mr. Holden, do you think this might be connected to

is too damaged to restore. But the Holden family

target's in Scarlet Hill, and I've already

catch them," Walter said, tapping his fingers on the desk. "Here's the real issue-someone is pulling the

said, his deep, magnetic voice turning colder. "Forced or not, she used Nat as a living blood bank in the past. For that alone, I'll never let her live out the rest of her