The Heiress Nobody Saw Coming

Chapter 107 The Holdens Value Discipline After Marcus spoke, Natalie stopped in her tracks. She turned around and stared at him with an icy, sharp gaze. "Marcus, did you say something nonsensical to Mr. Holden Senior?" "What do you think I could have said?" Marcus retorted with a question instead of answering. His gaze locked onto Natalie's. "With these two obvious slap marks on my face, did you think my grandfather would not notice?" Their gazes bore into each other, seemingly clashing in the air around them. It was as if they were fighting skind of invisible battle, with imaginary sparks flying until one of them conceded.

The look in Natalie's eyes grew colder, as if it was encased in ice, while Marcus remained as calm as a still lake without a ripple in sight.

The surrounding temperature seemed to plummet. Passing staff members felt an inexplicable chill, and they cautiously glanced at the two before quickly withdrawing their gazes in fear.

It really felt like there was an invisible battle taking place. Though there were no real sparks, they could almost hear the sounds of swords clashing.

The staff got so frightened that they quickly fled far away.

Both of them continued their stare-off, neither willing to back down. That was until Connie ran out and pulled Natalie aside.

"Nath, why did you only just get here? Mr. Holden Senior has been waiting for you," she said.

Connie was also frightened, but she had no choice except to summon her courage to check if Natalie had returned. It was almost tfor Charles' acupuncture session.

At that, Natalie withdrew her gaze. "Alright. Is everything ready?" "Everything had been prepared." Connie and Natalie left, leaving Marcus standing there for a moment. He then lowered his head and chuckled softly.

Just now, Natalie looked like a small leopard-angry yet extremely calm. She looked ready to seize an opportunity and rip his throat open.

This woman clearly had no intention of marrying him. However, it was also possible that she was deliberately trying to catch his attention with such behavior.

Just then, Sheldon approached him, cautiously delivering Charles' command, "Mr. Holden, Mr. Holden Senior has ordered you to go back and continue kneeling." In an instant, the smile that had just appeared on Marcus' face disappeared.

He had to kneel again? He had already explained everything clearly. Although Marcus had been drugged, he hadn't done anything inappropriate.

But Charles didn't believe him, saying that the sight of Marcus walking out in a bathrobe was disgraceful.

Plus, if he really hadn't done anything inappropriate, why would someone slap him? He must have done something.

When he saw that Marcus wasn't moving, Sheldon tried persuading him again, "Mr. Holden, you should hurry and kneel. The sooner you kneel, the sooner it'll be over." Sheldon was the long-serving butler of the Holden family, having devoted his life to Charles. Since Marcus had been raised by Charles, Sheldon had also devoted himself wholeheartedly to caring for him.

It could even be said that Sheldon cared for Marcus more than his parents did.

Although Marcus regarded Sheldon as an employee, he also respected and cared for the latter. "I got it." Marcus walked back into the memorial hall without expression before kneeling silently. He kneeled with an upright and straight posture, his black suit not showing even a single crease. Even in such a servile position, he exuded a noble bearing.

In Charles' bedroom, he had already bathed and changed into loose pajamas. He followed Connie's instructions and lay flat on the bed.

Connie also lit herbal candles specifically prepared for him. She then placed a black eye mask over his eyes and played soothing, relaxing music.

When Connie had asked Marcus to rescue Natalie, she had accidentally let slip sdetails. However, he agreed to keep it a secret, so neither Charles nor anyone else knew that Natalie was actually Elim.

Now, she disguised herself as a man, becoming Connie's "cousin", Nathaniel. This made it even less likely for anyone to find out her true identity.

Natalie said nothing the entire tand went to wash her hands. When she returned, Charles was already fully relaxed.

After opening the acupuncture kit, she carefully prepped the silver needles. She meticulously went through each step before selecting the acupuncture points and inserting the needles one by one.

Charles lay there quietly, feeling no pain-just a tingling, numbing sensation. While listening to the soothing music and inhaling the faint herbal aroma, he felt completely relaxed.

Soon, Natalie was finished with the acupuncture process. She checked the time, tidied up the kit, and began organizing her tools.

Connie was holding tissues nearby. She would occasionally wipe away the fine beads of sweat from Natalie's forehead.

Although acupuncture seemed simple, it required intense focus and precision to ensure success on the first attempt, especially considering Charles' advanced age-calling for extra caution.

Sacupuncture points were ones most traditional medicine practitioners wouldn't dare attempt on someone of his age, but Natalie was confident enough.

When the twas up, Natalie carefully removed the silver needles, cleaned them, then returned them to the kit.

By then, Charles had already fallen asleep.

This was exactly why Natalie instructed Connie to light the herbal candles and play relaxing music. It was so that after the acupuncture, Charles would get sufficient and good quality of sleep.

Natalie stood up and checked on Charles' condition. She took his pulse to ensure everything was fine before taking her acupuncture kit and leaving the bedroom with Connie.

"Connie, get srest."

Natalie then headed toward the second floor. She wanted to return to the guest room to shower and rest. shower "Nath, Olivia has cto Dithoria State and is waiting to meet up with you." Connie followed closely behind Natalie, saying, "Olivia said she couldn't reach you and ended up calling me."

Upon hearing this, Natalie took out her phone and checked it. Sure enough, there were missed calls and messages from Olivia. It seemed she had unknowingly set her phone to silent mode at spoint, which was why she hadn't picked up. "I'll call her back." "Right, there's one more thing." Connie hesitated, unsure whether she should continue.

Natalie glanced at her with a slight frown. Her tone remained cool and indifferent as she asked, "Why are you hesitating?"

"Just now, when Mr. Holden Senior punished Mr. Holden by making him kneel, he hadstay and fisten.' Connie gritted her teeth. If she didn't say it now, Charles would bring it up with Natalie in the morning anyway. "Mr. Holden Senior said the Holdens value strict discipline. Since Mr. Holden hid someone in his room, then he must take responsibility for that person.

"It doesn't matter if the person in the room was a man or a woman. Since Mr. Holden is unwilling to marry Emma, then Mr. Holden Senior would support him in pursuing his true love.

"Mr. Holden was told that he absolutely mustn't disappoint the person he hid in his room.

"Nath, weren't you the person hiding in Mr. Holden's room?" Connie asked cautiously. Her gaze darted around nervously, but it was clear she was certain the person Marcus hid was Natalie.

Natalie was at a loss for words.

"Mr. Holden Senior is asleep right now, but by morning, he's sure to bring this up with you," Connie said.

Once she had started speaking, she no longer felt hesitant and continued to babble on.

"Earlier, when Mr. Holden went to the main gate to wait for you, it was on Mr. Holden Senior's orders. I have a feeling he knows everything but is choosing not to reveal it.

"What does he mean by all this? Does he want Marcus to marry a man or a woman?"