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.

Walter said bitterly. "Sorry if I

grew up together. More than anyone, I want you to be happy. But feelings don't

off the engagement, you still didn't take that step. And now that I'm with Marcus, there's even less of a possibility between

someday. I may not be the right person for you, but

an important place in my heart—and

do like you. But I didn't dare act on it. "Back then, you had Tyler, and I was afraid that confessing would put you in a difficult position. Later, when Selena returned to the Langley family and you broke off your

be moved enough and enter a new relationship, it'd have

turned red as he spoke. "I'm an orphan. You're the real daughter of the Walker family who was switched at birth. Even if I've

you've always been honest with me. But I haven't

him. But deep down, I also envied him. He's the heir to the Holden family. The Walkers and the Holdens have been close for generations. If you

but still ended up with

my chance with

I?" Walter's eyes

now. These were words he never dared to say before, afraid that once spoken, they would ruin their lifelong friendship. He was afraid they

that she could openly show affection to Marcus in front of him, so honest she could lay it all bare, so honest that she told him she would always

in Walter's entire life. He was an orphan, and it was little Natalie who had brought him home and used her pocket money to raise him. Everything he had now was thanks to her. He had

been just as honest with you. Now that it's all out in the open, can we still

"Walter, I never said that just because I have a boyfriend—or you might have a girlfriend our relationship has to end. You like me because I'm a good person. And if we never became lovers, it only means those feelings weren't

and so are you. I like you, just not in a romantic way. I'll always see