The Heiress Nobody Saw Coming

Chapter 122 Marcus Was Drugged Again "Sheldon, can you guess how many slaps Marc would have to take this time?" Charles chuckled as if he felt no guilt for setting Marcus up.

Sheldon went speechless. It was just as expected from a grandfather like Charles-he did care for Marcus, though only a little.

In the guest room on the second floor, Connie requested to stay in the sroom as Natalie when she saw how the latter reverted to her usual feminine attire.

However, Natalie rejected Connie without hesitation, for she disliked living in the sroom with others. "Ms. Walker, I—" "Shush." Before Connie could say anything, Natalie cut her off. As she noticed the hint of warning in Natalie's icy stare, she hurriedly corrected herself.

"Nat, please. Letstay with you! I promise I'll be very quiet. I won't disturb you." "No." Still, Natalie rejected her without any second thoughts. "If you have nothing better to do, go brew Mr. Holden Senior his medicine." "Nat..." "Go." Natalie's voice was cold and authoritative, her delicate face wearing an expression of indifference.

Immediately, Connie held back from being cheeky. She politely said, "Okay, I'll go and brew his medicine now." After Connie finished her sentence, she went downstairs to make the medicine.

As Natalie was about to close the door, she saw Marcus walking up the stairs.

Marcus noticed her too. Before Natalie closed the door, he stepped forward and blocked it. "Wait, I asked the helpers to bring up your presents." His deep voice was music to the ears. Marcus turned his body aside, allowing the helpers to bring the boxes he placed in the back seat of his car into Natalie's room one by one.

Marcus was standing aside. He tugged his collar lightly as he felt an unknown agitation rising within his body. Natalie yielded space for the helpers. When they had placed everything in the room, she stood up to close the door.

Just then, she saw Marcus pressing a hand to his forehead. His incredibly handsface was covered with an abnormal flush of redness.

Natalie's heart dropped for a second. The unfortunate man before her was drugged again.

Yet, she didn't want to stick her nose in.

After all, it was very clear that Marcus didn't like her.

Natalie then turned to close the door, shutting Marcus out.

Marcus began to feel warmth spreading across his body. It wasn't as obvious as before, but it still made him realize something.

He gritted his teeth. "So this is what you call a real grandfather, huh..." he thought.

Marcus cast an eye on the door Natalie had closed. Before the drug kicked in, he forced himself back to his room.

As soon as he arrived, he went straight into the bathroom to take a cold shower. Even so, the agitation inside him only grew stronger instead of fading.

Marcus closed his eyes, complaining about Charles inwardly. It was no wonder why Charles put chocolate into the coffee, and even after adding it, the coffee still tasted weird.

So Charles was like another Emma who tried to make him lose his dignity then.

Fortunately, Charles wasn't as vicious as Emma since the dosage he added to the coffee was not too much- probably.

Marcus spent a while in the cold shower. After suppressing his agitation, he changed into loungewear and walked out of the bathroom. Then, he called Charles.

The call went through, but Charles hung up instantly.

Marcus scoffed in disbelief. He called Sheldon next as he believed Sheldon was also aware of this situation.

Sheldon picked up the call within seconds. "Yes, Mr. Holden?" "Cto my room, Sheldon. I have something to ask you." Before getting a reply, Marcus hung up right after he finished his sentence.

Sheldon, who was standing in front of Charles, asked, "What do I do now, Mr. Holden Senior? I told you Mr. Holden is a clever man, and he would definitely know you were the one who drugged him." "Is it really that hard?" Charles took a sip of water and continued, "Just have Natalie check it out for him." He sighed. "I can't drink any tea ever since I started taking medicine. Gosh, my body feels like it's missing something." "Ah!" Sheldon interrupted.

"What?" Charles looked at Sheldon in frustration. "You've been servingforever, Sheldon. How could you still not understand what I meant? Do you really think you're the one Marcus wants to see? He actually wants you to tell me, and havesend Natalie to his room!" "Really?" Sheldon responded, though he didn't believe that was what Marcus meant.

But if Charles said it, it was settled.

"Take the antidote to Natalie. Tell her that it's my request, and she'll go." Charles took out a small packet and handed it to Sheldon. "Since Marcus called off the marriage with Emma, it's only natural for him to consider other women. Don't you agree?"

"Mr. Holden Senior, I still think that both sides have to be on the spage when it comes to relationships. You see, we didn't ask for Ms.

Walker's opinion. What if she dislikes Mr. Holden? Wouldn't that make things worse for them?" Sheldon still felt like it wasn't the best thing to do. He had been serving Charles for so long, and their bond went beyond that of just employer and employee. As a result, he could sometimes speak his mind.

He could tell that whether it was Natalie or Nathaniel, they both kept their distance from Marcus. Charles thought for a moment and spoke, m "Ask Marcus to send things t& Natalie, then. Oh, con, Sheldon! I don't have much tleft to live. I just want to see Marc get married and start a family before I'm gone." Charles then let out a sigh. "You know what Marcus' parents are like. I raised him, and all I wished was for him to be healthy and happy. He's a good child, but he never really cares about settling down.

"At first, I was worried that he might not be into women, which would kes men explain why he dislikes Emma, leven thought he might like men, but I didn't worry too much since Nath was Natalie in disguise. I have to admit, I'm being a bit too cheeky, but I just wanted to see his reaction after knowing Nath was a woman." He went on, "And now I know-he's upset with me!" Sheldon remained silent. He recalled how Marcus' usually composed expression instantly darkened when he realized Charles knew Nathaniel's true identity during the call with Ethan.

It didn't really surprise Sheldon when Marcus got upset. Marcus was such a clever man, after all. He could figure out the whole story from the slightest hint.

Sheldon couldn't tell what Marcus was thinking because the latter hadn't exposed Natalie's disguise as a man before.

Maybe Marcus was worried that Charles was still oblivious about it. But who could've thought that Charles would find out even before he did? Hence, Marcus was upset for how Charles and the others had lied to him.

In this case, Sheldon didn't know who to blame. He was just a butler, after all.

His mission was to carry out Charles' and Marcus' orders. As for the rest, all he could do was to stay out of it and watch the unfold.