The Heiress Nobody Saw Coming

Chapter 153 Not Answering Grace's Call Marcus followed behind Natalie.

Since the Walkers had not announced that Natalie was their real daughter, he pretended he did not know. However, their acting skills were poor.

"Ms. Walker, allowto treat you to a meal," he said.

"Sure." Natalie had realized that Marcus was not just showing her around. He was also keeping tabs on her.

Since he said nothing about it, she did not call him out on it. If Marcus wanted to pretend, she would go along with him.

The resort had its own hotel, so Marcus took Natalie to the restaurant. He ordered the specialty forest meal. Then, he started using his phone to handle sbusiness.

Natalie also checked her phone for emails. She dealt with a few important ones before the server began to bring the dishes.

They served garlic mushrooms, roasted mushrooms, cheesy mushrooms, mushroom soup, and a mushroom salad.

Natalie looked at the table full of mushroom-based dishes. It seemed like the forest specialty meal was basically a mushroom feast.

"Please enjoy your meal," the server said.

"Alright, thank you," Marcus said.

He put down his phone and handed the cutlery to Natalie. "Please, Ms. Walker." Natalie had assumed that Marcus wouldn't bother with small tasks like passing cutlery, yet he did it so naturally.

She nodded. "Thank you, Mr. Holden." "You are welcome, Ms. Walker," he said.

"Thank you, Mr. Holden," Natalie said again.

Marcus paused, saying nothing more. Then, using the serving cutlery, he placed smushrooms on Natalie's plate.

"This place specializes in mushrooms. They have developed all kinds of recipes. Although the names sound ordinary, the dishes are quite delicious. Have a taste, Ms. Walker," he said.

"Thank you." Natalie took a bite of the mushrooms Marcus had just placed on her plate.

They tasted tender and flavorful. The richness of the seasoning spread through her mouth, and she immediately felt hungrier.

Marcus looked at her and asked, "How is it?" "It is good," Natalie replied, using the serving cutlery to pick up more. "Delicious. This is the best mushroom dish I have tasted." Marcus smiled. "If you like it, have more." "May I pack sto go later?" Natalie hesitated. "I wanted to take sto the hospital for my grandmother." "No way. They don't allow takeout here," Marcus said immediately.

Timothy had asked him to keep her busy for three days and ensure she did not visit Grace. He would be failing in his task if Natalie brought the mushrooms to the hospital.

"Ms. Walker, your grandmother is fine in the hospital. Don't worry." Natalie didn't point out that he was lying about the no-takeout rule. She just wanted to see if Marcus' sudden decision to accompany her was for the reason she suspected.

It turned out he was indeed deliberately keeping her away from the hospital, probably because of the Walkers' request.

Natalie sighed to herself. She had not been sure how to face Grace anyway. She might as well go along with Marcus' plan.

"That is really too bad. Since my grandmother can't eat mushrooms, I thought I could bring sfor your grandfather," she said disappointedly. "Last time, he mentioned that he loved mushrooms. He said he used to gather them himself when he was younger. Isn't that true?" Marcus was speechless.

Of course, everyone in the Holden family knew how much Charles loved mushrooms.

Marcus also remembered how, when he was a child, his grandfather would have him taste unknown mushroom varieties first to check if they were edible.

Of course, the doctors from their pharmaceutical team were always standing by.

Whenever Marcus thought about it, he couldn't help but feel that his grandfather cared for him, but only a little. The restaurant in this resort, known for its signature mushroom dishes, existed because of Charles' love for mushrooms. It was something Marcus had personally arranged.

Now, he couldn't help but wonder if Charles had told Natalie the embarrassing stories from his childhood about eating mushrooms.

"Mr. Holden, do you think your grandfather might be unhappy if he found out that we are enjoying all these mushrooms without saving any for him?" Natalie asked while eating.

"I will have the manager change the rules," Marcus said flatly.

He made a call. Soon, the manager arrived to inform Natalie that it was now possible to pack food to go, and they would even provide snew dishes for free.

Natalie thanked the manager.

Once the manager left, she looked at Marcus, who stayed as calm as ever. He curved his lips slightly as if he wanted to say something, yet he said nothing at all. Just then, Natalie's phone began to ring. She picked it up and saw that Grace was calling. She hesitated, unsure whether to pick up.

Grace had called her before, but she had not answered. In the past, she would never have ignored Grace's call.

"Ms. Walker, are you not going to take that?" Marcus asked when he saw her hesitating. He glanced at her phone. "It is Mrs. Langley Senior calling." "Mr. Holden, you answer it for me," Natalie said, pushing the phone toward him. "Please." "Alright." Marcus answered the call and asked in his deep, magnetic voice, "Hello, who is this?" On the other end, Grace seemed confused. She thought she had dialed the wrong number, so she quickly pulled the phone away to check.

After seeing that it was indeed Natalie's number, she spoke again. "Hello, I want to ask, is this Natalie's phone?" "No. You have the wrong number," Marcus replied flatly. Then, he hung up.

Natalie let out a breath. But then, the phone rang again. Grace was calling once more.

"Ms. Walker, shall I answer it again?" Marcus asked.

"Yes," Natalie said without hesitation.

Marcus smiled and answered the phone again. "Hello. Who is this?"

"Why is my granddaughter's phone with you?" Grace asked hurriedly as if afraid he might hang up again. "Did N you take my granddaughter's phone? I'm sure I didn't dial the wrong number."

"Did you not understand? I told you, you dialed the wrong number," Marcus said, sounding more om impatient this ttime. "You don't even remember your own granddaughter's phone number. Are you really her grandmother?"