The Heiress Nobody Saw Coming (Natalie and Marcus) novel Chapter 118

After Victor's angry tirade, the meeting room fell into a silence so deep you could hear a pin drop.

On her end of the video call, Natalie sat quietly, her expression calm as she watched Victor's face twist with rage.

At one point, Victor still cared about the years they had spent as father and daughter. When he forced her to leave the Langley family, he'd even given her 200 thousand dollars.

The 200 thousand dollars might have been a drop in the bucket for the Langleys, but for many ordinary families, it was more than they could earn in a year.

Back then, Victor had probably felt some lingering guilt or pity toward her. But in such a short time, everything had changed. Victor had become just like Diana and Selena, cold and calculating.

It was true what people said, nothing changed faster than the human heart.

Selena, meanwhile, didn't even need to lift a finger. With Victor taking the lead in attacking Natalie, all she had to do was sit back and watch.

She sat in her chair with perfect posture, her demeanor calm and poised. An air of superiority radiated from her as she gazed at Natalie, her expression filled with undisguised disgust and contempt.

With that condescending attitude of hers, it was as if she genuinely believed she was the rightful chairwoman of Langley Group and Grace's most beloved granddaughter.

"Mr. Langley, have you finished?"

Natalie's voice cut through the tension in the room, calm and unwavering.

She ignored Selena entirely, her gaze cold and indifferent, exuding an invisible sense of authority and an icy pressure that silenced the room.

"If you're done, it's my turn to speak now. As the head of the project department, when exactly was I removed from my position without my knowledge?

"Ms. Langley barges into my department, harrasses my team, and causes us to lose projects we had already secured. And you, Mr. Langley, just turn a blind eye?

"As the largest shareholder of Langley Group, don't you think you should at least inform me before making major decisions?

"And regarding Langley Group's recent financial reports, I believe everyone here has already seen them. Mr. Langley, your poor decisions have caused significant losses for the company. Shouldn't you be held accountable for them?"

One by one, Natalie's questions cut through the silence, directly placing Victor's failures on the table for everyone to see.

Victor might currently hold the title of Langley Group's CEO, but in a company like this, it wasn't the title that mattered, it was the shares. And the person holding the largest number of shares wielded the true power.

"Natalie, stop trying to distract from the issue! The shares in your hands belong to our family—the Langleys!"

At the mention of the shares, Victor's temper finally erupted.

Over the past few days, Diana and Selena had relentlessly fed him their grievances and complaints, slowly but surely erasing the faint traces of guilt he once felt toward Natalie.

Now, Victor was fully convinced—just like Diana and Selena—that Natalie was the root of all their family's misfortunes.

If it weren't for Natalie stirring up trouble, Selena wouldn't have been stolen by a nurse and sold, forced to endure years of suffering.

Grace wouldn't have rejected Selena, instead pouring all her care and protection into Natalie—a fake, an imposter.

In their minds, everything that had gone wrong in the Langley family—the broken relationship, the fractured bonds—was all because of Natalie.

"You've taken advantage of the fact that Mom's mental capacity is that of a six-year-old and tricked her into giving you all her shares. And when we weren't paying attention, you even went so far as to hire people to kidnap her! Natalie, you've got some nerve and absolutely no shame.

"Someone like you has no right to be a Langley Group shareholder. Hand over the shares to Selena right now and get out of Langley Group. Otherwise, I'll make you pay for it."

Victor's sharp glare swept across the room, briefly resting on the shareholders. He then continued, "As for the decisions I've made, come on, running a company isn't without mistakes.

"None of you are children. There's always risk in business, isn't there? You can't just celebrate the profits and throw tantrums over the losses.

"If that's the way you think, maybe you shouldn't even be shareholders. Go run your own businesses instead, so I don't have to break my back for this company and still end up unappreciated."

"Exactly!" Selena chimed in, eager to align herself with her father.