The Heiress Nobody Saw Coming (Natalie and Marcus) novel Chapter 205

"Emma has a safe that's full of your belongings. Honestly, I think she's a bit of a perverted psycho," Celeste casually said, getting straight to the point.

"I heard from Aunt Charlotte that you've already broken off your engagement with Emma. But since I used to be her cousin, I know just how deeply obsessed she is with you.

"Now, she's no longer the true heiress of the Walkers, and I don't want her to drag Aunt Charlotte's family down with her."

The Walkers and Kennedys had always maintained a close bond. In fact, the Kennedys once doted on Emma just like the Walkers had.

However, after discovering that Emma wasn't Charlotte and William's biological daughter, the Kennedys held a meeting to discuss their stance.

Emma had been raised by the Walkers for 20 years, and the relationship built wasn't something that could easily be let go of. Still, no one was willing to let her presence harm their true blood relative.

"Mr. Holden, you understand what I'm saying, right?"

Marcus nodded. "I understand."

"Is there anything else?" He glanced at the watch on his wrist. "I have other things to do."

"There isn't. I just wanted to give you a heads-up."

"Thank you for your kind intentions, Ms. Kennedy." Marcus stood up. "I'll handle it."

"No need to thank me. It's the right thing to do."

"Goodbye, Ms. Kennedy."

"Bye, Mr. Holden."

After Marcus left, his expression darkened. His disgust toward Emma had reached an all-time high.

Of course, he understood what Celeste was implying—since he had broken off the engagement with Emma and she wasn't a biological daughter of the Walkers, anything she did out of her obsession for him was no longer the Walker family's responsibility.

The Walkers and Kennedys were deeply intertwined, not just through blood but business ties as well. Thus, they shared one common principle—neither family would risk offending the Holden family, especially not for someone like Emma.

"Noah, find someone to approach Emma. If she has hidden anything of mine, destroy it."

"Understood, Mr. Holden," Noah respectfully said.

After they exited the Helianese restaurant, Marcus' expression turned even colder.

That was because he happened to see Natalie and Walter sitting inside a car, chatting. He didn't know what they were talking about, but Natalie was smiling brightly with a cheerful expression on her face.

Whenever she faced him, on the other hand, she was either indifferent and distant, or completely guarded.

An uncomfortable feeling twisted in his chest.

Marcus knew he hated her. Plus, she had a boyfriend now—he should feel relieved. At the very least, she wouldn't be trying to seduce him anymore and using him to plot her revenge against her ex-fiancé and Selena.

And yet… Why did the sight of her smiling with Walter irritate him so much?

Noah noticed Marcus staring in Natalie's direction and asked politely, "Mr. Holden, would you like to go over to greet Ms. Walker?"

"No." Marcus looked away and turned around, getting into his own car.

Once inside, he pulled out his phone and texted Natalie. "Ms. Walker, don't forget to be on time for my grandpa's treatment."

In the other car nearby, Natalie took out her phone and glanced at it before replying to Marcus, "Don't worry, Mr. Holden. I'm a professional."

After he read Natalie's reply, Marcus put away his phone without expression. "Drive. To Greenlake Plaza," he instructed.

"Yes, Mr. Holden."

…

Natalie and Walter chatted in the car for a while.

Walter needed to handle the compensation matter between Langley Group and its departing employees, so this time, he would probably return later than Natalie.

"Good. Natalie, don't soften up!"

She nodded. "I won't."

Walter's biggest worry was that Natalie was too kind and soft-hearted. He worried she still held onto the kindness Grace had shown her in the past, giving the Langleys yet another chance to hurt her again.

After dropping Walter off at the hotel, Natalie drove to Goodwill Pharmacy in Dithoria.

Goodwill Pharmacy was founded by Federrick. It had branches in cities all over the country—the larger the city, the more branches there were.

After he found Natalie, Federrick nursed her back to health, taught her medicine, and gradually transferred his team of talents into her hands.

It could be said that, although Federrick had no children of his own, he treated Natalie even better than he would a biological daughter.

…

As she entered Goodwill Pharmacy, Natalie instinctively thought of Federrick. That old man was so strict when teaching her medicine, yet he acted like a mischievous child once lessons were over.

She had no idea where in the world he had wandered off to now. Did he ever think of her?

"Natalie, you're here!"

"Natalie's here!"

"Hey, Natalie!"

Natalie hummed in acknowledgement. "Carry on with your work."

She went around greeting everyone in Goodwill Pharmacy. She didn't like being referred to as "Boss", so they all just called her Natalie.