The Heiress Nobody Saw Coming

Chapter 136 Fear of Loss and Self-BlVictor's angry shouting grew louder and more intense. "My mother treated you so well in the past, and instead of repaying her, you've caused her to get into two car accidents, one after another. How many lives does she have to give for your disasters? "You're a bad omen, a disaster! The Langley family's misfortune is all because of you." "Victor, shut up." William's expression had darkened completely by then.

Mason quickly covered Natalie's ears. "Nat, don't listen to him." Charlotte was trembling with rage. She couldn't control herself and rushed forward, slapping Victor across the face several times.

"Hit him." After she slapped Victor, she issued the cold, terrifying order.

She had always been elegant and composed, never getting pushed to such an extrafter all these years. "Don't touch my husband!" "Don't hit my father!" Diana and Selena rushed forward, shielding Victor with their bodies, but the bodyguards didn't stop their strikes. "Stop it." Natalie's face was pale as she spoke. She took a deep breath and dug her nails into her palm. "It's my fault. It's my fault that Grandma got into two accidents." The first accident happened when Grace was injured trying to save her, and her mental faculties were reduced to that of a six-year-old child.

The second accident was this one.

If Natalie hadn't wanted to exchange shares for Grace's guardianship rights, Grace wouldn't have been triggered and run out, leading to this.

Natalie closed her eyes, and the image of Grace being hit by a car and thrown several feet away with blood spreading across the ground flashed in her mind.

She was really scared.

If Marcus hadn't been there to handle everything quickly, she might have been thrown out and hit. "Stop it," Natalie said again, her voice much calmer this time.

"Nat is instructing you all to stop." Charlotte quickly spoke up, and the bodyguards immediately halted.

"Remember this from now on-Natalie is the true heiress of the Walker family. Her orders are our orders," Charlotte commanded the bodyguards. "Emma is no longer the heiress of the Walker family. If both Emma and Natalie give orders, Natalie's orders take precedence.

"There's no need to listen to Emma." "Yes, Mrs. Walker." One of the bodyguards in charge snapped a photo of Natalie and immediately sent it to their group chat to inform everyone.

Natalie stepped forward. "Father, Mother, Mason, I want to speak with the Langleys alone." Her gaze was calm as she looked at Victor and his family. The ties between them had always been complicated because of the shares, and now, due to Grace's sudden car accident, things escalated again. Victor dropped his pretenses, and Diana and Selena had never hidden their hostility toward her from the start. Given the sudden arrival of Victor's family, when Natalie called out "Father and Mother", William and Charlotte couldn't hide their surprise.

They exchanged a glance, and both saw tears in each other's eyes.

Natalie had finally acknowledged them as her parents! Though it lacked the closeness and affection of being called "Dad" and "Mom", there was still plenty of tahead. They couldn't push her too hard.

It would be bad if they scared her off.

"Nat, don't be afraid. We are all here. We've already notified your other brothers. They're on their way." Charlotte stepped forward and gently took Natalie's hand.

"In the past, it was because we weren't by your side that we allowed you to be bullied. This woman took the blood from your body, and I will make sure she pays it all back." "I don't want it back." Natalie looked at Charlotte, holding her hand. It was a firm grip, but it was careful, as if Charlotte feared hurting her.

This feeling of being carefully protected was something only Grace had given her before.

Now, for the first time, she felt the embodiment of a mother's love from Charlotte.

But she was still afraid.

She was afraid that Grace might never wake up, afraid that even if she did, her health would never be the same, and afraid that she wouldn't live a long life...

The guilt, anxiety, and fear of losing Grace had wrapped tightly around Natalie ever since Grace's accident. She tried to calm herself, but her mind was a mess, and the images in her head only replayed the scene of Grace being hit by the car, followed by the image of her lying lifeless on the operating table.

Natalie couldn't even manage a single rebuttal when facing Victor's accusations.

"Nat." "Mom, I'm fine." Natalie forced a smile, though it was clearly strained. "I want to talk to them." "Alright." Charlotte was concerned but fully respected Natalie's decision.

"Can William, Mason, and I just sit by and stay quiet? We're just worried they might bully you again when we're not around." She hurried to explain, "We're not trying to eavesdrop; we're just worried they might hurt you." "It's fine." Natalie patted Charlotte's hand. "You can stand by and listen." "Okay." Charlotte quickly exchanged a glance with William, who signaled to Mason.

Mason immediately went to pour water for Natalie while William and Charlotte sat on either side of Natalie.

"Mr. Langley, Mrs. Langley, Ms. Langley, please sit down." Natalie's voice was cold and indifferent. She released her nails from her palm, which were now damp with blood. Sitting next to her, Charlotte immediately took Natalie's hand, her eyes tinged red with worry. "Honey, go get the first aid kit. Nat's hand is bleeding." "Right away." William immediately stood up. This was Charlotte's private suite, and everything, including the first aid kit, was prepared.

He quickly brought back the medical kit, which Charlotte took. She opened it and gently took Natalie's hand, carefully treating the wound on her palm.

"Nat, it might hurt a bit, so bear with it! I will be very gentle and careful."

As she spoke, she gently blew on Natalie's palm, then carefully gleaned the wound with alcohol, disinfected it, sprinkled smedicinal powder on it, and finally applied a band-aid. "All done. Nat, can you promise you won't hurt yourself again, no matter what happens?"

Charlotte's eyes were red as she blew gently on Natalie's palm. "I know m you're upset and quilty over Mrs. Langley Senior's accident, but if you hurt yourself, it will also break my heart." As she spoke, her voice becchoked up because she noticed the needle marks on Natalie's wrist. They were numerous in numbers, densely packed, and alarming to see.