The Heiress Nobody Saw Coming

Chapter 152 Who Could Have Stopped Her When Natalie had stayed with the Langleys, she had often disappeared for a while from tto time.

During those days away, she had learned medical skills and other abilities from Milan. She had also listened to many stories about his adventures in his younger years.

Most of those adventures had happened deep the mountains.

After hearing so many of them, Natalie had started to yearn for such experiences.

However, Grace had always taught her to focus on the Langley family and Langley Group. Because of that, she could not vanish for too long.

Grace was the only family member who truly cared about her, so Natalie didn't want to make things difficult for her.

More importantly, Natalie had becaccustomed to putting the Langleys first because of how Grace had raised her since childhood.

People often said that those who cried the loudest got the most attention. Yet, Natalie had never cried in the Langley family as she had not wanted Grace to worry.

Later, when her birth parents and her brother had appeared, they had hoped with all their hearts that she would go back with them.

They had never forced or pressured her. Instead, they showed through their actions that they truly loved her and sincerely wished for her to return.

Even if she chose not to go back, they would still respect her choices without question.

Whenever she found something inconvenient, William and Charlotte would step in to help her handle it.

Afterward, they never took credit for it or even let her know what they had done.

Sof William and Charlotte's actions made Natalie wonder what real love truly looked like.

It wasn't like how Grace had treated her, providing her with plenty of material and emotional support, but then failing to stand her ground against Victor and Diana when they had wanted to take her blood.

Grace would argue with them for a bit. Then, she would silently shed tears. In the end, Natalie had always been the one to compromise.

After each blood draw, Grace would ask the helpers to make nutritious meals for her. She would curse Victor and Diana while she ate.

When Natalie was little, she would wipe Grace's tears and assure her she wasn't in pain. She would say she had plenty of blood, so it didn't matter.

Then, Grace would hug her and speak to her for a long time.

Yet, when Charlotte and William had learned that Victor and Diana had treated Natalie like a living blood bank, they had been furious. They had refused to accept it.

Could Grace really not have stopped Victor and Diana from doing that? It was just a trick. She acted kind while the others played the bad guys. They fooled Natalie because she was too young to see through it.

Diana needed blood, and the Langleys, being the richest family in Amberton, could have easily bought it. If they had issued a notice and offered benefits, many people would have lined up to donate blood.

Yet, Grace had allowed Victor and Diana to keep drawing Natalie's blood, and it had gone on for many years.

Grace had been capable of building Langley Group into the biggest corporation in Amberton. She must have had plenty of strategies and tactics.

Charlotte and William did not believe for a second that she could not stop it. Everything she said had fooled only the young Natalie of the past.

Now that Natalie wanted to leave Langley Group, the only reason she still sought Grace's approval was her lingering sense of gratitude for being raised by her.

Who could have stopped her if she truly wanted to walk away? However, Grace had personally raised her and brought her into Langley Group, guiding her every step forward. If Natalie ignored everything and walked away, she would always feel guilty about leaving Grace behind.

Natalie sighed inwardly. She knew that William was right. She was not heartless enough.

Marcus noticed that Natalie was silent. He checked the message Ethan had sent him on his phone.

"I know a place rich in medicinal herbs. It was in Mount Thoron. It's about 30 miles from here. It's not too far, but the area had never been developed. If we want to enter, we have to be prepared." Marcus handed Natalie a file. "Ms. Walker, take a look. My team used drones to capture these images. I don't know much about medicinal herbs, but Holden Group's pharmaceutical experts have looked at them. They said we could go and collect them." Natalie took out her phone and opened the information Marcus had sent. She looked through it carefully and felt increasingly tempted. "Alright, Mr. Holden, let's go to Mount Thoron." "Don't rush," Marcus said with a slight smile. "Once we reach Mount Thoron, we might not cout for a while. I plan to wait until my grandfather finishes his treatment before we head there.

"In the meantime, I will be your guide and show you around Dithoria State for a few days. Ms. Walker, how about that?" Natalie remained silent for a long while.

Charlotte had told Natalie not to visit Grace in the hospital during those days. She didn't explain what they were planning, but Natalie understood. That was why she went with Marcus to the park.

"Is that alright, Ms. Walker?" Marcus asked again, his deep, magnetic voice sounding calm and unhurried. "If you'd rather not stroll around with me, I can arrange a separate guide for you." "Aren't you busy, Mr. Holden?" Natalie asked, gazing longingly into the deeper part of the park. "There is no need to worry about me. I can find someone else to showaround." "That will not do," Marcus rejected her suggestion without hesitation. "You are a guest of the Holdens. I must take care of you properly."

He glanced at his watch. "Let's head back. It would be better forto host you for the next few days." "Do you not have business matters to attend to?" Natalie didn't feel inclined to spend much twith him.

The Holden family was the richest in the world, and its industries spanned the globe. Marcus as president of Holden Group, couldn't possibly have nothing else to do but accompany her. Besides, Natalie had her own tasks to take care of.

"No matter how busy I am, I'll always prioritize you since you saved my grandfather's life," Marcus said firmly. "Money is never more important than his life. So, don't worry about me, Ms. Walker." Natalie was speechless. She hadn't been worried about him at all. She just wanted to do her own thing.

Realizing she could not refuse, Natalie gave up. "Fine." "Alright." Marcus lowered his gaze and texted Timothy, "I will keep an eye on Ms. Walker these few days. I will not let her go to the hospital." Timothy wrote back, "Thanks, Marcus. I will treat you to dinner sometime." Marcus replied, "You're welcome." After that, he looked up and saw that Natalie had already walked ahead. He quickly caught up, keeping a polite distance between them.

He had already canceled his engagement to Emma, but the Walkers had not publicly announced that their real daughter had been found.

Since they had not made it public, he was not about to say anything about breaking off an engagement with their real daughter.