The Heiress Nobody Saw Coming (Natalie and Marcus) novel Chapter 107

After Marcus spoke, Natalie stopped in her tracks. She turned around and stared at him with an icy, sharp gaze. "Marcus, did you say something nonsensical to Mr. Holden Senior?"

"What do you think I could have said?" Marcus retorted with a question instead of answering. His gaze locked onto Natalie's. "With these two obvious slap marks on my face, did you think my grandfather would not notice?"

Their gazes bore into each other, seemingly clashing in the air around them. It was as if they were fighting some kind of invisible battle, with imaginary sparks flying until one of them conceded.

The look in Natalie's eyes grew colder, as if it was encased in ice, while Marcus remained as calm as a still lake without a ripple in sight.

The surrounding temperature seemed to plummet. Passing staff members felt an inexplicable chill, and they cautiously glanced at the two before quickly withdrawing their gazes in fear.

It really felt like there was an invisible battle taking place. Though there were no real sparks, they could almost hear the sounds of swords clashing.

The staff got so frightened that they quickly fled far away.

Both of them continued their stare-off, neither willing to back down. That was until Connie ran out and pulled Natalie aside.

"Nath, why did you only just get here? Mr. Holden Senior has been waiting for you," she said.

Connie was also frightened, but she had no choice except to summon her courage to check if Natalie had returned. It was almost time for Charles' acupuncture session.

At that, Natalie withdrew her gaze. "Alright. Is everything ready?"

"Everything had been prepared."

Connie and Natalie left, leaving Marcus standing there for a moment. He then lowered his head and chuckled softly.

Just now, Natalie looked like a small leopard—angry yet extremely calm. She looked ready to seize an opportunity and rip his throat open.

This woman clearly had no intention of marrying him. However, it was also possible that she was deliberately trying to catch his attention with such behavior.

Just then, Sheldon approached him, cautiously delivering Charles' command, "Mr. Holden, Mr. Holden Senior has ordered you to go back and continue kneeling."

In an instant, the smile that had just appeared on Marcus' face disappeared.

He had to kneel again? He had already explained everything clearly. Although Marcus had been drugged, he hadn't done anything inappropriate.

But Charles didn't believe him, saying that the sight of Marcus walking out in a bathrobe was disgraceful.

Plus, if he really hadn't done anything inappropriate, why would someone slap him? He must have done something.

When he saw that Marcus wasn't moving, Sheldon tried persuading him again, "Mr. Holden, you should hurry and kneel. The sooner you kneel, the sooner it'll be over."

Sheldon was the long-serving butler of the Holden family, having devoted his life to Charles. Since Marcus had been raised by Charles, Sheldon had also devoted himself wholeheartedly to caring for him.

It could even be said that Sheldon cared for Marcus more than his parents did.

Although Marcus regarded Sheldon as an employee, he also respected and cared for the latter.

"I got it."

Marcus walked back into the memorial hall without expression before kneeling silently. He kneeled with an upright and straight posture, his black suit not showing even a single crease. Even in such a servile position, he exuded a noble bearing.

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In Charles' bedroom, he had already bathed and changed into loose pajamas. He followed Connie's instructions and lay flat on the bed.

Connie also lit herbal candles specifically prepared for him. She then placed a black eye mask over his eyes and played soothing, relaxing music.