The Heiress Nobody Saw Coming (Natalie and Marcus) novel Chapter 112

Perhaps it was the piercingly cold and sharp look in Marcus' eyes, but Natalie felt an immediate sense of discomfort. She glanced up questioningly, but Marcus turned and walked away without a word before she could say anything.

Natalie frowned slightly. She could not help but think this man was so unpredictable, as if he was battling some kind of internal storm.

"Mr. Langley, Mr. Holden Senior asked me to give you this card," Sheldon said, stepping forward and placing a sleek black card on the table.

He continued, "There's no PIN, and it's linked to Marcus' account. All your expenses in Dithoria State can be charged to it."

Natalie replied politely, "Thank you, but that won't be necessary. I have my own money, and I don't really have anything I need to buy."

"Please take it, Mr. Langley," Sheldon insisted with a pleading look. "If you don't, I'll be in big trouble. Mr. Holden Senior made it very clear that if you refused, my career as his butler might come to an end.

"Have pity on me—I've been with Mr. Holden Senior since I was young. I don't want to face unemployment at my age. If you really don't want it, you can return it to Mr. Holden or Mr. Holden Senior yourself."

Without waiting for Natalie's response, Sheldon turned and practically sprinted out of the room. His surprising speed belying his age.

Natalie sighed and looked at the card. She decided to accept it for now and planned to return it to Marcus as soon as possible. After finishing her breakfast, she headed back to her room and called Yvonne Langley, Victor's assistant.

Yvonne was a distant relative from Grace's side of the family and technically Victor's distant cousin. She was about the same age as Diana but never acted superior around Natalie.

When Yvonne picked up, Natalie got straight to the point and asked, "Do you know which company has been intercepting Langley Group's orders recently?"

Yvonne replied in a hushed tone, "Yes, Ms. Langley. It's a company called EM Legacy. They focus on cosmetics exports, which shouldn't conflict with Langley Group's core business. But for some reason, they've been targeting several of our key projects."

Yvonne paused, then added with frustration, "This morning, Mr. Langley arrived at the office furious, and—well, he brought Selena with him. He made her the project department's general manager, even though she knows absolutely nothing about the job."

Natalie's grip tightened on her phone as Yvonne continued, her voice filled with outrage, "The first thing Selena did was fire both Mandy and Cynthia Olson, the two sisters you personally mentored. Her only reason? She heard they were close to you."

Yvonne took a deep breath before continuing, clearly upset, "Ms. Langley, Mandy and Cynthia worked so hard to secure their projects. When you were here, you always protected your team. You never let them go to extreme lengths like drinking with clients or doing anything degrading.

"But now that Selena's here, everything's changed. She told Mandy and Cynthia they had to entertain Kenny Winston and Ian Lambert at dinner. She even threatened that they would lose their jobs if they didn't 'do it well.'"

Everyone knew that Kenny and Ian were notorious predators, abusing their power and position to pressure countless women. Sending Mandy and Cynthia to entertain them was nothing short of leading lambs to the slaughter.

Naturally, Mandy and Cynthia refused. They tried to call Natalie for help, but Victor intervened, claiming that Natalie was a fraud and not a true heiress. He reminded everyone that the Langley Group belonged to the Langley family, not the Walkers, and anyone defying Selena's authority would be fired on the spot.

Faced with such hostility, the sisters submitted their resignation letters. However, company policy required a 30-day notice period, which meant they had to endure Selena's tyranny for another month.

During that time, they could not avoid her constant humiliation and verbal abuse. While they managed to dodge some of her outrageous demands, other unavoidable work matters left them with no choice but to endure.