The Heiress Nobody Saw Coming

Chapter 598 A Surprise (Part 2)

Natalie stood on the steps for what felt like a long time. The fireworks finally stopped, but within just a few seconds, the sky lit up again. This time, the fireworks formed her name in the air, along with a tiny, animated version of herself.

With each burst of color overhead, the patterns changed, yet one thing remained constant. Every firework spelled out a message from Marcus, each one a confession of love.

When the final message faded, only a short pause followed before the sky exploded once more. What came next was a full display of golden lights and silver sparkles, spreading across the sky like a river of stars.

This part lasted much longer. There were three acts in the entire fireworks show.

The first had been a dazzling burst of shapes and colors, large and breathtaking, blooming across the night sky with stunning brilliance.

The second had been Marcus' love letters to Natalie, each sentence paired with a matching scene. Together, they painted a vivid portrait of how they met, came to know each other, and eventually fell in love.

The third was a celebration meant for all of Dithoria to see. It was a public display that told the world of their joy.

By the time it all ended, Natalie was still rooted to the spot. She had no words.

Beside her, Olivia wiped her eyes. "That was so beautiful. So overwhelming. Do you have any idea how much something like this must have cost?"

She continued, "Come on. Let's go to the top of the mountain. There's more waiting for you."

Olivia's voice brought Natalie back to herself. She turned toward her. "So when you called and asked me to come hike Mount Ashridge with you, this was all part of the plan from the start, wasn't it?"

Olivia nodded. "Yes. It was. When Marcus saw you sleeping in his office, he came to us and made all the arrangements."

Natalie murmured, "How did he even manage all this in such a short time?"

Back at the office, Marcus had shown no signs of preparing the show at all. He'd looked busy, tired, preoccupied with work. Not once had he hinted at anything like this.

She had believed him when he said he couldn't join her for dinner. She really thought he had too much to do.

she realized everything had been prepared in advance. All they had been waiting for was for her to

that. She hadn't woken on her own.

mad at me?" Olivia asked carefully. She noticed Natalie hadn't spoken in a while, and her face wasn't showing much surprise either. A faint worry crept

snapped out of her thoughts. A smile tugged at the corners of her lips. "No, Olivia, I'm not upset. I'm

to think I didn't care much about grand gestures, that surprises didn't move me. But I

rushed forward to hug her. "Don't say that about yourself, Nat. Come on. Let's go to

we have

course not. Why climb when there's a cable

up in the sky, and a sparkling pumpkin carriage rolled toward them, drawn by an invisible force and guided by a driver dressed exactly like

carriage awaits,

gleaming with charm. It was the kind of

her into the carriage. As it began to move, little bells chimed with every turn of the

quietly inside, still trying to process everything.

of a dream. Every so often, She glanced at Olivia, whose red-rimmed

The driver helped them out, and several staff members guided them into

gentle lighting, lined with soft

flower field. The higher they rose, the more brilliant

all of this... It couldn't have been done in just a few days. You're hiding something else, aren't you?"

Olivia said,

not long ago. Marcus asked me to help bring you here. That's all I did. As for the countdown and the hand signal, those were also

lets me hear his instructions. Whatever he said, I did. Everything I

Natalie didn't

eyes were fixed on the glowing garden

cable car. By

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of the mountain, the entire billside beneath them had transformed into a radiant field

whites, rare pastels, even

had found so many, or whether he had specially commissioned new shades