The Heiress Nobody Saw Coming

Chapter 117 Everyone Recognizes Her Sky sat in his executive chair, his expression dark as his displeased gaze lingered on the folder in front of him. Natalie had accepted the crystal ball Mason gave her, but the gift he'd carefully prepared? She didn't want it.

The difference in how she treated them couldn't have been more obvious.

Sky pressed the intebutton and called in his secretary, Kayla Parham. "Ms. Parham, take this folder to the Walker residence and give it to the housekeeper. Tell him it's a gift for Emma." "Yes, Mr. Walker," Kayla replied respectfully, picking up the folder and leaving the room.

Sky's fingers tapped lightly on the desk as his gaze shifted to a framed photo sitting nearby.

In the photo, he and Emma were smiling, a snapshot of a simpler time.

If his biological sister, Natalie, didn't want his gift, then he'd give it to Emma, the sister he had cherished and spoiled since they were children.

After leaving the Walker Group headquarters, Natalie immediately called Yvonne.

"Hey, Ms. Langley. Notify all the shareholders and have them prepare for a meeting," Natalie instructed.

"Yes, Ms. Walker. Should I notify Mr. Langley last?" Yvonne asked respectfully.

"Yes, notify him last." "Understood, Ms. Walker. Also, Ms. Walker, have you found out who's behind EM Legacy?" "Yes, I've figured it out. EM Legacy won't be stealing any more of Langley Group's orders. As for the orders they've already poached, have Mandy and Cynthia follow up on those.

"Once they recover those orders, ask them if they'd be willing to relocate to Dithoria State to work directly under me." She had already made up her mind. Natalie was going to gradually shift the focus of her career to Dithoria State. With Grace now living with her in Dithoria State, there was nothing left in Amberton that Natalie couldn't leave behind.

"Ms. Walker, are you planning to develop your business in Dithoria State?" Yvonne asked, her surprise evident. "Is the company going to relocate there?" "No. Ms. Langley, keep this under wraps for now. Just discuss it privately with Mandy and Cynthia," Natalie replied simply.

"Understood, Ms. Walker," Yvonne said.

After a brief hesitation, she asked cautiously, "Ms. Walker, if Mandy and Cynthia go to Dithoria State to work with you, would I be able to follow you there as well?" Compared to working under Victor and Selena, Yvonne much preferred working with Natalie.

"Aunt Yvonne, you're almost at retirement age. When you retire, you should just enjoy life. But I appreciate that you'd even consider coming to help me," Natalie said, her tone softening as she spoke and switching to a more affectionate address.

Natalie respected Yvonne deeply but was also aware that her absence in Amberton might make life at Langley Group harder for Yvonne.

Still, Natalie hadn't forgotten what Yvonne had once confided to her: her dream after retirement was to return to her hometown and open a flower shop.

Yvonne had always loved flowers of all kinds, but a busy life of work and responsibilities had never given her the tto pursue gardening.

Retirement, she'd said, would finally allow her to spend her days surrounded by blooms.

With just two years left until Yvonne's retirement, Natalie didn't want to uproot her and force her to start over somewhere unfamiliar at this stage in her life.

More importantly, Natalie believed that Yvonne's diligence and years of hard work at Langley Group, combined with the mentorship she'd received from Grace, had secured her place there.

Even though Victor was unreliable and Selena could be difficult, Natalie was confident they wouldn't go out of their way to make trouble for Yvonne.

"Aunt Yvonne, two years will fly by in the blink of an eye. When you retire, I'll take you out for a nice meal to celebrate," Natalie said with a smile.

Yvonne could hear the thoughtfulness in Natalie's words and nodded, smiling back. "I just wish I were a little younger so I could keep working with you and help you build something great." "Don't even think about it." Natalie chuckled lightly. "You've worked hard enough to finally reach retirement and enjoy your pension. Don't do something crazy like giving that up." Yvonne burst out laughing at Natalie's words. When her laughter finally subsided, she felt noticeably lighter, and her mood visibly improved.

"Nattie, you've had a tough tall these years too," Yvonne said warmly.

Hearing Natalie call her "Aunt Yvonne" had softened something in her.

Deciding to drop the formalities herself, Yvonne addressed her as "Nattie", momentarily setting aside the superior-subordinate dynamic of their work relationship.

"Nattie, don't worry. I'll keep a close eye on Selena for you while I'm still at the company." "Aunt Yvonne, your happiness and success at work are what matter most. Everything else isn't important," Natalie replied, her tone sincere.

"Alright, I'll listen to you," Yvonne said. Catching the deeper meaning behind Natalie's words, she chose not to insist further.

"I'll notify the shareholders to prepare for the meeting," Yvonne said with a determined nod.

"Good," Natalie replied with a smile.

After the call ended, Natalie found a quiet cafe nearby and rented a private room.

Taking out her sleek, custom-designed laptop from her backpack, she powered it on and logged into her work account.

With practiced efficiency, she set up the meeting and sent out invitations for the online conference.

On her end, everything was ready. Meanwhile, Yvonne had already contacted all the shareholders.

The shareholders, who had grown increasingly dissatisfied with Victor's recent actions, didn't need much persuasion.

As soon as they heard Natalie was calling for a meeting, they wasted no tlogging into their accounts. Within minutes, the virtual conference room began to fill up.

Once the shareholders joined in from where they were at Langley Group's conference room, they greeted Natalie warmly before immediately airing their grievances.

"Ms. Natalie, even though we all know Selena is the real daughter of the Langley family, it was you who helped us weather the crisis years ago. As far as we're concerned, you're the only one we recognize as part of the Langley family."

One of the shareholders, Kevin Zeller, spoke up first. "We're all people who worked alongside Mrs Langley m Senior to build this company. But even though we're the old guard, none of us have ever used our seniority or experience to throw our weight around."

Another shareholder, Jack Lewis, quickly followed. "Exactly. Ms. Natalie, even though you don't carry ve the kangle nanymore and aren't officially listed as part of the family, all of us still recognize you as one of our own." With Kevin and Jack leading the way, the other shareholders soon chimed in, each voicing their support for Natalie.

Flattering remarks and words of indignation on her behalf flowed freely as one shareholder after another spoke up.

Natalie listened calmly, offering a few words of thanks and reassurance in return. But her focus shifted when she noticed Victor finally entering the meeting room-late, as always.

Almost immediately after his arrival, Victor called Selena into the meeting room as well.

The moment Victor stepped into the room, he didn't hesitate. His tone was sharp and accusatory as he began speaking.

"Natalie, when are you planning to n part of return Mom's shares to Selena? You're not even part of the Langley family anymore. How can you justify holding on to my daughter's shares? Everyone here, let's be fair, what decent person behaves like this? "Natalie lived the life of a wealthy daughter for 20 years, stealing Selena's rightful place. And now that we've found our real daughter, this fake is still clinging to the shares that belong to Selena.

"Not only that, but she's been humiliating and abusing the parents who raised her. Sure, we're not your biological parents, but we raised you! Doesn't that make us your foster parents at the very least?" Victor's tirade plunged the meeting room into an uncomfortable silence.

There's an old teaching that said family scandals shouldn't be aired in public. But Victor and Diana didn't care about that.

Instead, they openly smeared Natalie's reputation, painting her as a greedy, ungrateful "fake daughter".

As for Selena, Victor portrayed her as the helpless, pitiful victim, bullied and suppressed by Natalie.

In truth, everyone in the room could see through Victor and Diana's narrative. They weren't so easily fooled by one-sided accusations.

When Victor finally finished his speech, not a single person in the meeting room spoke up to support him.

Victor wanted the shareholders to "judge fairly", but they had no interest in getting involved in the Langley family's messy .