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"This phone model's pretty outdated," Marcus noted, immediately handing her backpack over.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

voice on the other end was icy and

bastard Kenton-he's gone and you have no idea where. If he dares betray me, you'd better be

Natalie a chance to respond, the

be there

"Nat, are you curious about this

nodded. "Very. Extremely

knock came at the door. Walter stood outside. "Nat, I found something. Come

Marcus' hand, and the two

to Grace's study. He had been in there many times as a child, though Grace had never treated him

only duty back then was to study hard, grow

desk, Walter opened a drawer and took out a pocket watch as well as a padlocked photo album. Walter opened the watch, then entered a string

it

took the album, and she and

tenderly at the baby beside her. Her expression overflowed with maternal warmth. A small caption beneath the photo read, "My daughter, Megan,

must be Megan," Marcus

it. That's the password to the album. So Grace wasn't lying.

the next

have been older than one. He was filthy, his clothes

up?" Natalie frowned, turning to the next page. This one held a photo

Walter glanced at Marcus. "Mr. Holden, do you think this might be connected to the Holden family? After all, Cassie, a key figure in all this,

doesn't line up with the circumstances," Marcus said evenly. "And this photo is too damaged to restore. But the Holden family is still looking for her. Whether or not she's the one responsible, she could still

through. The target's in Scarlet Hill,

it'll be that easy to catch them," Walter said, tapping his fingers on the desk. "Here's the real issue-someone is pulling the strings behind Grace. She's being forced. Should we get

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