The Heiress Nobody Saw Coming (Natalie and Marcus) novel Chapter 101

Natalie took the crystal ball Mason had given her and somewhat affectionately called out, "Mason."

At that, Mason immediately jumped up with joy and bounced around a few times in front of her.

However, before he could fully revel in his happiness, Sky came knocking on the door along with others. This only upset him.

"Natalie."

"Nat."

"Hey, Natalie."

Sky, Hector, and Timothy entered the room one after the other, all calling out to her simultaneously. They looked at Natalie with gentle and affectionate gazes.

Natalie had not lived a good life with the Langleys. Fortunately, Grace had been there to protect her.

"Nat, I've also prepared gifts for you," Sky stepped forward and said softly. "In addition to the gifts in the room, there are some others I got separately. Would you like to go see them with me?"

Natalie shook her head. "There's no need. I'll wait for the results of the paternity test."

Sky looked slightly disappointed but didn't insist any further. Instead, he sat across from Natalie.

When Hector and Timothy saw that Sky hadn't been able to move her heart, they also stayed silent and sat down quietly to wait.

"Nattie." Grace happily entered the room at this moment, holding a bag full of snacks and mini fruit tarts that she had hidden away. She decided she had to keep them safe for Natalie.

"Grandma." Natalie stood up and helped Grace into a seat beside her before taking the bag from her hands. "You don't have to hold on to it all the time. The Walkers won't take it from you."

"It's Nattie's." Grace repeated with a protective tone, "It's Nattie's."

"Yeah. It's mine and also Grandma's," Natalie said to Grace with a gentle tone and expression. She coaxed Grace as if she were a child.

It was then that the Walkers instantly understood; in order to keep Natalie there, the most important thing was to keep Grace there too.

"Grandma, I know how to cook. Next time, when Nat comes home to stay, I'll cook for the both of you every day. How's that?" Hector plopped down beside Grace, casually sneaking in a hint of flattery.

He continued, "Plus, I'm a doctor and own a private hospital. The Langleys didn't treat Nat well and neglected her health. How about allowing me to care for her health from now on?"

When Grace heard this, she thought it sounded good to her. She immediately grabbed Hector's hand, tears and snot streaming down her face as she began to recount everything that happened.

"That evil couple from the Langleys—they abused my Nattie! She was such a small child, and they used such long needles to draw her blood!

"I wouldn't allow them to draw it, so they beat me, scolded me, and locked me up. I wanted to protect Nattie, but they said if I didn't obey, they'd have someone run her over and kill her.

"They even threatened to throw Nattie into the water and drown her.

"My poor Nattie! It's my fault for being useless and not protecting you."

Then, Grace suddenly burst into tears, pounding at her chest as she cried. "It's my fault! I deserve to die! I should die! That evil couple from the Langleys—they're so vicious!"

Just then, four different ringtones suddenly rang out, interrupting Grace's crying.

The four Walker brothers simultaneously pulled out their phones and answered the call.

"The results of the paternity test are out."

As soon as the call connected, Charlotte's trembling, choked-up voice came through. "Nat, she… Her DNA match with me and your dad is 99.99%.

"She is my biological daughter and your biological sister."

"It's good that you like it. That's enough for me." Mason ran his fingers through his buzz-cut hair. "I've been keeping it hidden all the time."

He had kept it hidden because he was afraid that when Emma saw it, she would want to take it away.

"I see." Natalie smiled slightly, revealing her first sincere and relaxed smile since stepping into the Walker residence.

…

Meanwhile, in Emma's bedroom on the second floor, William sat across from her. He looked at her teary, red-rimmed eyes. She was also pouting silently with an aggrieved expression.

He couldn't help but feel some sympathy for her.

But no matter how sympathetic William felt, he couldn't wrong his biological daughter at a time like this.

"Emma, the test results for you, us, and Nat are out. You are indeed not our biological daughter. Natalie is."

Emma's eyes instantly reddened even more, and tears streamed down in big drops. Still, she bit her lips tightly, refusing to let herself cry out loud.

"Don't cry, Emma. Even though you're not our biological daughter, your mom and I won't make you leave.

"Your sister is different from the real daughter of the Langleys. We won't kick you out just because she's back."

William lovingly and patiently comforted Emma. To say he felt no feelings for Emma would be a lie. After all, he had earnestly doted on Emma for 20 years.

She was with them from when she was a babbling toddler, growing up to sweetly throwing herself into their arms and calling out to them. How could they bear to kick her out?

However, the condition for her to stay was that Emma had to behave and not provoke or antagonize their biological daughter.

If she couldn't do that, then no matter how reluctant they were, he and Charlotte would undoubtedly send her out the doors.