Timothy held his phone and looked at the video on the other end. Mason cooperated with him as he pointed the screen at Grace so she could see what had happened to Victor.
Grace looked very frightened and covered her eyes in fear.
However, Mason pulled her hands away. "Take a look, Mrs. Langley Senior! This is your son. Can't you hear him screaming for help?
"Mrs. Langley Senior, though you raised Nat, you won't disregard Victor's safety, right? Actually, I didn't want to hurt him, but I would like Nat to come home safely!
"Let's forget about the past and go our separate ways. We won't mistreat you."
Mason smiled mildly. "Mrs. Langley Senior, don't worry. We'll take care of you for the rest of your life. You'll be very peaceful."
Though Grace wanted to look away, Mason held her head in place and forced her to look at the screen.
On the other end of the video call, the sack was fully submerged in the ocean.
"You're a mother, so you'll empathize with my family's feelings, right? We want Natalie back."
Mason forced Grace to watch while he spoke. "If he's submerged for too long, Mr. Langley will die.
"Mrs. Langley Senior, your intellect is lacking and you're old. I don't know how long you'll live, but you won't want to attend your son's funeral and suffer a terrible end, right?"
That was a blatant threat to Grace.
William had already told them that the latter was cunning and had been putting on an act. Natalie, who grew up with the Langleys, was fooled.
Natalie was still young, so how could she see through Grace's act? However, William was different. He saw through Grace quickly.
Charlotte had also tried her best and took care of Grace when they went to Dithoria. She believed that Natalie was protected by the latter, which was why she could grow up well.
However, many things didn't appear as they seemed.
"Mrs. Langley Senior, time waits for no one." Mason smirked. "Do you really favor Natalie? Are you willing to be ruthless to Victor?"
"Let him go," Grace replied hoarsely. She looked upset and as if she had aged a few years. She added, "Get Timothy to let him go."
"Did you hear that, Timothy?"
"Yes."
Meanwhile, Timothy was observing his screen. Once he heard Grace give in, he knew the issue was resolved.
Of course, Grace cared about Victor.
However, she had put on an act for too long, so Natalie trusted her too much and was too kind. This resulted in her getting tricked by Grace.
Timothy looked at his bodyguards, who lifted the sack and pulled it open. Inside, Victor was unconscious because he stayed in the water for too long.
While he spoke, Mason grew impatient. He stared at Grace and thought she was really pretentious. Things had already turned out this way, yet she kept pretending to treat Natalie well and pretending to be innocent. How disgusting!
Natalie didn't know about this because William forbade them from talking about it. If Natalie didn't end up believing them, she might think that they were getting in the way of her relationship with Grace.
William also said that time would prove everything. However, they couldn't be hasty.
Since Grace raised Natalie, they didn't know how much she had been manipulated. So, they could only observe and act accordingly.
William had already hired someone to investigate the switch-up of babies back then, and the truth would be revealed one day.
"Mrs. Langley Senior, Timothy has a nasty temper. Are you going to procrastinate?" Mason frowned.
He added, "Our time is more precious than your useless son's. Sign quickly, or I'll ask Timothy to continue torturing Victor."
In the meantime, Grace gritted her teeth and forced herself to sign the documents. With that, Victor couldn't refuse Natalie's request to return the shares.
Truthfully, the Walkers were powerful enough to stop the Langleys without the document either way.
Yet, they wanted to make Natalie realize that Grace had recovered and that she had deliberately planned everything with the Langleys.
Once Mason kept the signed documents, he smiled at Grace. "From now on, Natalie won't be obligated to do anything for the Langleys anymore. You can't force Natalie to keep your shares either.
"To be honest, we don't care about your shares; they're useless. How could you claim they're a wedding gift for Natalie?"
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