The Heiress Nobody Saw Coming

Chapter 509 She's Always Been Honest with Him

"Okay, Marcus?" Natalie looked at him without blinking, gently hooking his pinky with hers. Without caring that Walter was right there, she used her other hand to tug lightly on Marcus' tie.

He lowered his head toward her. Natalie leaned close to his ear and whispered something, and in the next second, Marcus' ears turned red.

"Okay, I'll talk to my grandpa. But you have to be careful, no matter what," he said, pressing his forehead to hers. Then, he turned to Walter. "Mr. Watson, I'll have to trouble you to accompany Nat to the arcade. If anything happens, please make sure she's safe. I'll give you a generous reward—or if you have any request, you can tell me directly,"

Walter nodded calmly. "Alright. I will."

"Thank you," Marcus said, lowering his head to kiss Natalie gently on the forehead. "Promise me. No matter what happens, you'll put your safety first. No matter what happens after, I'll take care of it."

"I will," Natalie replied, tilting her head up. Marcus leaned in, and she kissed the corner of his lips, then reached up and pinched his ear. "Remember what you said. Once this is all over, you're proposing to me."

"I will."

The two were being openly affectionate, not caring in the slightest about Walter's presence. Or perhaps they did care and were doing it on purpose for him to see. Walter lowered his gaze and looked away from the scene.

Marcus left the Langley residence soon after. Once his car had pulled away, Natalie turned to Walter. "Sorry. Marcus gets insecure easily, so I spoil him a bit more."

"Nat, you don't need to explain anything to me," Walter replied with a bitter smile. "Seeing you happy makes me happier than anyone else."

"Walter, you like me, don't you?" Natalie's tone was certain, her expression calm. She had always been honest with him-never one to keep things bottled up.

through me," Walter said bitterly.

up together. More than anyone, I want you to be

my fiancé, so you kept your distance. Later, after I broke off the engagement, you still didn't take that step. And

you find your own happiness someday. I may not be the right person for you, but I'll always be the best sister you'll

place

I didn't dare act on it. "Back then, you had Tyler, and I was afraid that confessing would put you in a

have

orphan. You're the real daughter of the Walker family who was switched at birth. Even if I've made something of myself now, I still don't belong to your

down on me but I looked down on myself. Nat, you've always been honest with me. But I haven't been honest or confident

the Holden family. The Walkers and the Holdens have been close for generations. If you hadn't been switched at birth, the one engaged to him from the

but still ended up with him. That only proves you were meant to

my chance with

I?" Walter's

would ruin their lifelong friendship. He was afraid

in front of him, so honest she could lay it all bare, so honest that she told him she would always be

it was little Natalie who had brought him home and used her pocket money to raise him. Everything he had

Now that it's all

have a boyfriend—or you might have a girlfriend our relationship has to end. You like me because

I like you, just not in a