The Heiress Nobody Saw Coming

Chapter 676 Giving Them a Chance to Change Their Fate

Natalie knew Marcus well. He rarely talked this much all at once, so for him to suddenly open up meant something was definitely weighing on him.

He fell silent for a moment. After a long pause, he let out a sigh. "Was it that obvious?"

Natalie nodded. "Yeah, pretty obvious. What's going on?"

Marcus pressed his lips into a thin line. Another stretch of silence passed before he couldn't hold it in any longer. He pulled Natalie into his arms.

"Nat, I don't want to be apart from you. Ever since our honeymoon started, just thinking of going back to work with endless meetings, reports I can't finish, and conversations that never seem to end, I just don't want it to be over."

Now she understood. Marcus was back to being clingy. He couldn't help himself; he needed to be close.

"I have to work too, you know," Natalie said, gently patting his shoulder. "I've got just as much on my plate.

"We might not see each other much during the day, but I'll do my best to come home every night for dinner and sleep. If I take on any patients, I'll let you know ahead of time. Okay?"

Marcus didn't answer. That didn't sound okay to him at all. He wanted to be with Natalie every second of every day.

Especially when he thought about her treating patients like she had with Charles. She'd stayed at the patient's home or even at the hospital for long stretches of time, right up until they recovered.

Just thinking about that made Marcus uneasy all over again.

"Nat, if you take on a patient... can you bring family members with you?"

"Nope," Natalie replied bluntly. "Only people who are actually useful. When it comes to healing, you wouldn't be able to help.

"But you can help me run Nouvelle Zara and Goodwill Pharmacy. That way, I can focus entirely on treating patients and not get caught up in everything else. I'd still have plenty of time to spend with you."

"Really?" Marcus' eyes lit up. If helping her meant taking some weight off her shoulders, then going back to work didn't sound so bad anymore.

and nodded. "But it would make things harder on

"I've got a whole team of skilled, professional staff. When the time comes, I'll

works too. If you've got a solid executive team managing things, you'll have more

to worry too much for the

"Okay."

for a while longer in the woods before Marcus

me more about

"Sure."

in the forest. As they walked, they chatted casually. Time passed quickly, almost

that moment in Ashford Vale, inside Hope Elementary School, Maverick had just finished

immediately arranged for someone to

gave Lorraine a few instructions on what to watch out for, but she kept

home today? Is

up to her," Taylor replied, pulling the corner of his mouth

break it, or deal with the consequences yourself. You don't want something like this happening again

to mess with. If you provoke him, it wouldn't be surprising if he turned this

this Mr. Marcus?" Lorraine asked cautiously. "With Maverick like this,

you're still capable too. You were willing to sacrifice for your son and husband before, so why are you

now?"

muttered, eyes lowered and fixed on the tips of her shoes. "Since Lynette's going off to school... can we

raised her, and now she's gone and made a mess of everything. We get it-this daughter of

felt a wave of sadness and pity for Lynette. With parents like this, if she didn't draw a

dollars now," Taylor siad, his voice turning cold. "But if Lynette brings you a

you, that's Lynette's tragedy. Just hope that when you can't count on your son or your husband

opened her mouth, but her face

Taylor called out, not sparing another glance as he turned and walked out