The Heiress Nobody Saw Coming

Chapter 121 Let's See How Long He Can Pretend "Eyes on the road, Mr. Holden." Natalie broke off another piece of chocolate, letting it melt on her tongue. She loved the velvety smoothness of it.

Marcus was going to say something. But as he noticed how satisfied Natalie was with the chocolate, he remained silent.

The black Bentley drove back to Holden Residence. When they were about to arrive, Marcus suddenly stopped driving. "Do you want to dress up as a man again, Ms. Walker?" "Huh?" Natalie was slightly taken aback by his words. "You know I'm Nathaniel, so it doesn't really matter if I dress up as a man or not, right?" Instead of replying, Marcus fixed his gaze on her intently. The woman before him was a vision of beauty. Her skin was soft and pale, perfectly complemented by her long legs. However, she always wore a windbreaker, hiding her flawlessly sculpted figure beneath its loose fabric.

Especially when...

Marcus thought of the twhen he helped Natalie with the needle withdrawal. He quickly shut his eyes, trying to block out the memory.

"Well, it's your decision." Marcus started the car and drove to Holden Residence's main gate straight away. "When is Grandpa Charles' next acupuncture session?" "It's at 2:00 pm. He has to take his medicine at noon." Natalie got out of the car.

Hesitating for a moment, she asked Marcus in a low voice, "Is Grandpa Charles aware of the fact that you know I dressed up as a man?" Marcus smirked. "Is this ssort of secret you need to keep under wraps?" Well, it made sense to Natalie. After all, Ethan was the one who went to her when she first dressed up as a man, and he was Marcus' assistant. It was only natural for them to know.

"Why did you keep this from me, Ms. Walker?" Marcus was eyeing Natalie closely.

"I didn't mean to keep it from you on purpose." Natalie furrowed her brows. After pondering for a while, she decided to explain to Marcus. "I mistook you for Connie at first. You helpedafterward, but I was dressed as a man. It was just... hard to explain then.

"I wasn't fully conscious at that time, though. I was wondering, Mr. Holden, if you happened to see anything you weren't supposed to back then?" Natalie was gazing at Marcus as well. She didn't know why he would mention the rosebud birthmark while threatening her.

She felt a sense of suffocation as she thought of the birthmark.

After being silent for a while, Marcus uttered, "I didn't see anything." As if he was worried that Natalie wouldn't believe in him, he added, "I was focused on saving your life at the time. I was afraid that you'd die if I removed the needle too late. So, all my attention was on the silver needle, and I didn't notice anything else." Natalie nodded, signaling that she believed his words.

"Okay, then. Let's just move on from this and never bring it up again." "Alright." Natalie then entered the villa. Marcus, on the contrary, stood there blankly, watching her as she ascended the stairs.

"Mr. Holden, Mr. Holden Senior is waiting for you in the dining room," said Sheldon respectfully as he walked up to Marcus, following the latter's gaze.

"Okay." Marcus went to the dining room.

Charles was sitting there, making coffee. He even threw pieces of chocolate into the coffee.

When he saw Marcus walking in, he grinned. "You're here, Marc. Come, sit with me." Marcus sat across Charles. "Grandpa." "Why the long face?" Charles switched off the coffee machine and poured Marcus a cup. "Are you still mad? "It's my fault for lying to you, but this has nothing to do with Natalie at all. You see, Ethan didn't tell you right away either, did he?" Charles explained patiently to Marcus, "I admit that I was a bit too playful. But if you hadn't been so harsh on Natalie, she wouldn't have had to disguise herself as a man just to follow us." "Huh?" Marcus sighed. "So I was the one at fault?" "I didn't say that." Charles smiled in response. "I just thought that Natalie has it tough. She must have her reasons for dressing up as a man. It's not that easy for a young lady like her, you know?" Marcus lowered his head. He didn't comment further when he recalled how Natalie bound her chest.

"The mark from the slap on your face has faded, and Natalie didn't harm you. There's no need to wear such a grim expression when you talk to her." Charles went on, "I want you to thank her for saving my life, which is why I asked you to bring her out and buy spresents for her.

"Connie is too timid. She toldeverything after I scared her into it. Besides, I knew from the start that Nathaniel was Natalie in disguise, but I didn't know that she was actually Elim. Now that we know they're the sperson, tell her not to disguise herself as a man again. It's tough on her." After pausing for a quick moment, Charles continued, "Natalie didn't have a great tgrowing up in the Langleys. If Grace hadn't been there to protect her, she might not have made it to 18."

Charles sighed. "Be good to Natalie, Marcus, at least during these three months she's treating me. After all, she had transfused blood to Diana for over ten years when she owed the heartless couple nothing. "Not to mention that Natalie had no debt to their real daughter, thus Selena's hatred toward her makes no sense at all." Upon hearing Charles' words, Marcus' expression softened a little. "Okay, Grandpa. I understand." "Great, try to get along with Natalie." Charles beamed. "I promised Grace that I'll take care of Natalie. I would like to have her as my goddaughter too if possible." "You can try asking her about it, Grandpa. I don't think she'll reject you." "Well, that's not certain." Charles gave him a meaningful smile. "Feel free to get back to work! Oh, wait. Drink this coffee before you go. It'll perk you right up." Marcus picked up the coffee Charles had brewed, blew on it to cool it down, and sipped it slowly until it was finished.

He wasn't sure what Charles had added to the coffee other than chocolate. It tasted extremely weird with a bland taste.

After Marcus had finished the coffee, Charles waved him off in satisfaction.

Just as Marcus left the dining room, Sheldon immediately went up to Charles. "Mr. Holden Senior, Mr.m Holden bought Ms. Walker a lot of clothes from Nouvelle Zara! Many of them were dresses. Other than the clothes, he askedto purchase schocolate Ms. Walker likes!" "Great, he's finally taken a liking to her." Charles let out a chuckle. "Let's see how long he can pretend for. Oh, and I added sbroth from last night into his coffee." "Are you talking about the broth Emma drugged?" Sheldon exclaimed.

Charles nodded. "Yes, but I only added a little. It shouldn't be a problem."

Sheldon was still taken aback at what Charles had just said. That day, o'm Emma had decided to take matters into her own hands, pushing Marcus into something that'd be hard for him to back out of. Charles had instructed Sheldon to test the broth, and the results showed that the medicinal effects were quite powerful.