The Heiress Nobody Saw Coming

Chapter 597 A Surprise (Part 1)

After Elijah finished speaking, he looked at Natalie cautiously. He had truly

worried himself sick over Marcus' happiness.

Natalie took a moment to think carefully about what Elijah had said. After a while, she slowly nodded.

"Alright, I won't say a thing."

She realized Elijah had a point. She wasn't Marcus, so she couldn't fully understand what this meant to him. For him, it might be something joyful and deeply meaningful. She shouldn't impose her own perspective on someone else's choice.

Marcus wanted to give her a surprise. The moment she acted genuinely

surprised, that reaction would probably be the most satisfying and happiest moment for him. All she needed to do was pretend she knew nothing and quietly wait for the surprise he had prepared.

"Thank you, Elijah," she said sincerely.

"Mrs. Holden, there's no need to thank me. If there's nothing else, I'll step out now." Elijah grinned.

Natalie nodded, and Elijah quietly left the office. The room returned to silence.

She didn't touch anything else on Marcus' desk. Instead, she walked into the lounge, slipped off her shoes, and climbed onto the bed.

The mattress shifted slightly under her weight, and Marcus immediately opened his eyes. Once he saw who it was, he let out a clear breath of relief. Then, without hesitation, he reached out and pulled Natalie into his arms.

"Nat, you came."

"I did. Did I wake you?" Her voice was soft.

"No, just surprised-pleasantly surprised," Marcus replied, kissing her cheek.

"For a second I thought I was dreaming. But I know this isn't a dream. You really came to keep me company." As he spoke, a faint smile lifted the corners of his lips. "Stay with me a little longer, alright?"

"Alright."

Natalie nestled into his arms and closed her eyes. Within minutes, she soon drifted off to sleep as well.

...

Several hours later, Natalie was woken by the sound of her phone ringing. Marcus was no longer beside her. She didn't know when he had gotten up, and he hadn't woken her either.

her phone, and answered the call. "Hello, Olivia?

off at training today and I'm bored out of my mind. Let's go hike

the line. "Come on, please?

glanced at the time. "Let me call you

quickly. Then she added, "But you have to come. Promise

you hiding something from me?" Natalie asked with a

blanket and stepped into her shoes, she kept the call going and stepped

work, fully

looked up. "You're

few more words to Olivia before ending the

a lot of work to finish today. So I won't be

they had made things official, he had gotten used to holding and kissing

go home on my own. But Marcus, I need you to promise me

"Anything. Just say it."

Lack of sleep is terrible for your health," she said as she lightly

know," Marcus said, smiling. It felt so good to have his wife worry about him. "I'll come

for the next three days, right? I'll stay

Elijah to drive

with you. Noah is still

up, so won't be able to join you for lunch I'm running

him. "No need. If you're busy, go ahead. I'll head downstairs myself. I happened to have plans to eat with Olivia. And after that, we're going

rose on tiptoe and kissed the corner of his lips.

time to spend with you properly," Marcus said as he wrapped an arm around her waist and kissed her forehead with

to me, just remember what said about the charity work. Make lots

will," Marcus replied

for another moment before slowly letting go. "I'll walk you

"Alright."

walked out of the office together. Marcus walked her to the

then called Olivia once she reached the ground floor. "Hey, Olivia. Where are you right now? Should I come pick you up, or should

to Mount Ashridge. I'm

"Alright."

had come to Holden Group earlier with Timothy, and Noah was hiding in the

standing by the sidewalk with

finished the sausage, then

her hand. "Come on, hurry up. We're almost out