Chapter 101 A Match Natalie took the crystal ball Mason had given her and somewhat affectionately called out, "Mason." At that, Mason immediately jumped up with joy and bounced around a few times in front of her.
However, before he could fully revel in his happiness, Sky cknocking on the door along with others. This only upset him.
"Natalie." "Nat." "Hey, Natalie." Sky, Hector, and Timothy entered the room one after the other, all calling out to her simultaneously. They looked at Natalie with gentle and affectionate gazes.
Natalie had not lived a good life with the Langleys. Fortunately, Grace had been there to protect her.
"Nat, I've also prepared gifts for you," Sky stepped forward and said softly. "In addition to the gifts in the room, there are sothers I got separately. Would you like to go see them with me?" Natalie shook her head. "There's no need. I'll wait for the results of the paternity test." Sky looked slightly disappointed but didn't insist any further. Instead, he sat across from Natalie.
When Hector and Timothy saw that Sky hadn't been able to move her heart, they also stayed silent and sat down quietly to wait.
"Nattie." Grace happily entered the room at this moment, holding a bag full of snacks and mini fruit tarts that she had hidden away. She decided she had to keep them safe for Natalie.
Follow on NovᴇlEnglish.nᴇt"Grandma." Natalie stood up and helped Grace into a seat beside her before taking the bag from her hands. "You don't have to hold on to it all the time. The Walkers won't take it from you." "It's Nattie's." Grace repeated with a protective tone, "It's Nattie's." "Yeah. It's mine and also Grandma's," Natalie said to Grace with a gentle tone and expression. She coaxed Grace as if she were a child.
It was then that the Walkers instantly understood; in order to keep Natalie there, the most important thing was to keep Grace there too.
"Grandma, I know how to cook. Next time, when Nat comes hto stay, I'll cook for the both of you every day. How's that?" Hector plopped down beside Grace, casually sneaking in a hint of flattery.
He continued, "Plus, I'm a doctor and own a private hospital. The Langleys didn't treat Nat well and neglected her health. How about allowingto care for her health from now on?" When Grace heard this, she thought it sounded good to her. She immediately grabbed Hector's hand, tears and snot streaming down her face as she began to recount everything that happened.
"That evil couple from the Langleys-they abused my Nattie! She was such a small child, and they used such long needles to draw her blood! "I wouldn't allow them to draw it, so they beat me, scolded me, and lockedup. I wanted to protect Nattie, but they said if I didn't obey, they'd have someone run her over and kill her.
"They even threatened to throw Nattie into the water and drown her.
"My poor Nattie! It's my fault for being useless and not protecting you." Then, Grace suddenly burst into tears, pounding at her chest as she cried. "It's my fault! I deserve to die! I should die! That evil couple from the Langleys-they're so vicious!" Just then, four different ringtones suddenly rang out, interrupting Gra e's crying.
The four Walker brothers simultaneously pulled out their phones and answered the call.
"The results of the paternity test are out." As soon as the call connected, Charlotte's trembling, choked-up voice cthrough. "Nat, she... Her DNA match withand your dad is 99.99%.
"She is my biological daughter and your biological sister." As Charlotte spoke, she couldn't help but choke out a sob. "I've already sent the test results over WhatsApp. Show it to Nat and make sure to keep her at home. I'll head back right now.
"Nat, please givea chance. Don't leave, okay?" Charlotte assumed that Natalie was there, so she directly pleaded with her to stay through the voice call. When Natalie heard the news, she was momentarily stunned. Her prior speculations were one thing, but having them confirmed stirred up an entirely different set of emotions within her.
"Nat, let's wait for Mom to cback, okay?" Mason gently and sincerely pleaded. "Mom wasn't aware before, but when she saw your photo on the family search network, she was certain that you're our sister. "Please give us a chance, Nat. And also, give yourself and Mrs. Langley Senior a chance, okay?" Natalie didn't say a word but looked at the crystal ball in her hand. Inside the crystal ball was a little girl who danced gracefully whenever the switch was pressed or when the ball was manually turned.
Since her childhood, Natalie had grown proportionately the still now. In sway, the little girl in the crystal ball was a miniature version of her, reflecting how she looked as a child.
This gift of Mason's made it impossible for her to deny the familial ties, which seemed to have been written in the stars.
When faced with Mason's pleading yet gentle gaze, Natalie finally nodded lightly. "Okay." "Mom, Nat agreed!" Mason immediately joyfully reported back to Charlotte. "Mom, don't worry. Nat agreed to stay and wait for you to cback." "Good, good!" Charlotte replied excitedly. "I'll be back soon." After the call ended, Sky, Hector, and Timothy realized they had been a step too late and lost to Mason in this matter.
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Still, it didn't matter. As long as Natalie was willing to stay, they could get her to eventual them too. But why didn't Mason, when he was younger, tell them when he had dreamed of Natalie's appearance? If he had, perhaps they could have brought her hearlier. "Thank you, Mason." Natalie placed the crystal ball back into its box and gently closed its lid. "I really like this gift." "It's good that you like it. That's enough for me." Mason ran his fingers through his buzz-cut hair. "I've been keeping it hidden all the time." He had kept it hidden because he was afraid that when Emma saw it, she would want to take it away.
"I see." Natalie smiled slightly, revealing her first sincere and relaxed smile since stepping into the Walker residence.
Meanwhile, in Emma's bedroom on the second floor, William sat across from her. He looked at her teary, red- rimmed eyes. She was also pouting silently with an aggrieved expression.
He couldn't help but feel ssympathy for her.
But no matter how sympathetic William felt, he couldn't wrong his biological daughter at a tlike this. "Emma, the test results for you, us, e apd Nat are out. You are indeed not our biological daughter. Natalie is. Emma's eyes instantly reddened even more, and tears streamed down in big drops. Still, she bit her lips tightly, refusing to let herself cry out loud.
"Don't cry, Emma. Even though you're not our biological daughter, your m NO mom and I won't make you leave.
"Your sister is different from the real daughter of the Langleys. We won't kick you out just because she's back." William lovingly and patiently comforted Emma. To say he felt no feelings for Emma would be a lie. After all, he had earnestly doted on Emma for 20 years.
She was with them from when she was a babbling toddler, growing up to sweetly throwing herself into their arms and calling out to them. How could they bear to kick her out? However, the condition for her to stay was that Emma had to behave and not provoke or antagonize their biological daughter.
If she couldn't do that, then no matter how reluctant they were, he and Charlotte would undoubtedly send her out the doors.