The Heiress Nobody Saw Coming (Natalie and Marcus) novel Chapter 12

Marcus gripped his phone tightly, and his brow furrowed as he typed another message to Natalie.

"Ms. Walker, I'll let this incident slide, but if it happens again, I won't be so lenient."

As Marcus sent the message, an animated character resembling a piglet holding a megaphone suddenly popped up on his screen. The cartoon character started shouting loudly.

"Hi, I'm Penny Porcine! This is my brother Phil, and you are… a lunatic! A lunatic, lunatic, you're a lunatic! Oink, oink, oink!"

Marcus froze, staring at the screen in disbelief. What was this nonsense?

"Ethan," he commanded, his tone cold and firm, "stay close to my grandfather and double the security. Make sure Natalie Walker doesn't come anywhere near him."

"Yes, Mr. Marcus," Ethan responded respectfully.

Marcus jabbed at his phone furiously, but the animated Penny Porcine refused to disappear from the screen. Instead, she stuck out her tongue at him and kept shouting that he was a lunatic.

His face darkened further. He spent a long time trying to get rid of the mocking cartoon, but the animated piglet refused to disappear. In the end, the animation vanished on its own.

Fuming, he grabbed his laptop, connected it to his phone, and began typing furiously. He had figured it out. The other party had planted a program on his phone. It was time to strike back.

Marcus launched his counterattack while Connie struggled to keep up. Realizing that Natalie's phone was about to be breached, she rushed to her side.

"Ms. Walker, they're pushing back," she said, her voice tight with urgency.

Natalie glanced at the screen, took the phone with ease, and made a few swift adjustments. A moment later, she tossed it back to Connie. "Done."

"Thank you, Ms. Walker." Connie sighed in relief.

"Let's go see the Holden family's patient," Natalie said.

She and Peter had already discussed a treatment plan, but a thorough examination was necessary before confirming the details.

"They're waiting in the VIP suite," Connie added.

Natalie nodded. "Good."

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The VIP suite at Quinton Hospital was a fully equipped facility with both an operating room and a recovery area. Outside the recovery room was a compact residential space, complete with everything a patient and their family might need.

The suite featured three bedrooms, a living room, a kitchen with a dining area, and a bathroom with shower facilities. It was spacious enough to accommodate not only the patient but their entire family.

Patients could move directly from the operating room to the suite, ensuring a smooth and comfortable recovery process.

These suites were typically reserved for the wealthy and influential.

However, Natalie never chose her patients based on status or wealth. She cared only about the severity of their condition and their character.

If someone was kind but couldn't afford treatment for a serious illness, she would take the case after Connie verified their circumstances. But if the patient was cruel or malicious, no amount of money could persuade her to help.

For Natalie, the idea of a "doctor's benevolence" or "equality before life" didn't always apply. Saving the life of someone cruel and malicious only to let them harm others again wasn't an act of kindness. It was another form of evil.

In most cases, those who were truly wicked didn't have much time to live. However, knowing they had been denied treatment often filled them with a dangerous mix of hatred and vengeance.

They wouldn't hesitate to drag down the person who refused to save them, regardless of whether that person was a doctor or someone who had saved countless lives.

Because of this, Natalie never revealed her true identity. Over the years, she had treated patients under various disguises and never appeared as herself.

Sometimes she posed as an elderly male doctor. Other times, she became a middle-aged female physician. Occasionally, she disguised herself as a young man or woman, adapting to the situation as needed.

This time, she was disguised as a middle-aged doctor with a bright and energetic demeanor.