The Heiress Nobody Saw Coming (Natalie and Marcus) novel Chapter 121

"Eyes on the road, Mr. Holden."

Natalie broke off another piece of chocolate, letting it melt on her tongue. She loved the velvety smoothness of it.

Marcus was going to say something. But as he noticed how satisfied Natalie was with the chocolate, he remained silent.

The black Bentley drove back to Holden Residence. When they were about to arrive, Marcus suddenly stopped driving. "Do you want to dress up as a man again, Ms. Walker?"

"Huh?" Natalie was slightly taken aback by his words. "You know I'm Nathaniel, so it doesn't really matter if I dress up as a man or not, right?"

Instead of replying, Marcus fixed his gaze on her intently. The woman before him was a vision of beauty. Her skin was soft and pale, perfectly complemented by her long legs. However, she always wore a windbreaker, hiding her flawlessly sculpted figure beneath its loose fabric.

Especially when…

Marcus thought of the time when he helped Natalie with the needle withdrawal. He quickly shut his eyes, trying to block out the memory.

"Well, it's your decision." Marcus started the car and drove to Holden Residence's main gate straight away.

"When is Grandpa Charles' next acupuncture session?"

"It's at 2:00 pm. He has to take his medicine at noon." Natalie got out of the car.

Hesitating for a moment, she asked Marcus in a low voice, "Is Grandpa Charles aware of the fact that you know I dressed up as a man?"

Marcus smirked. "Is this some sort of secret you need to keep under wraps?"

Well, it made sense to Natalie. After all, Ethan was the one who went to her when she first dressed up as a man, and he was Marcus' assistant. It was only natural for them to know.

"Why did you keep this from me, Ms. Walker?"

Marcus was eyeing Natalie closely.

"I didn't mean to keep it from you on purpose." Natalie furrowed her brows. After pondering for a while, she decided to explain to Marcus. "I mistook you for Connie at first. You helped me afterward, but I was dressed as a man. It was just… hard to explain then.

"I wasn't fully conscious at that time, though. I was wondering, Mr. Holden, if you happened to see anything you weren't supposed to back then?"

Natalie was gazing at Marcus as well. She didn't know why he would mention the rosebud birthmark while threatening her.

She felt a sense of suffocation as she thought of the birthmark.

After being silent for a while, Marcus uttered, "I didn't see anything."

As if he was worried that Natalie wouldn't believe in him, he added, "I was focused on saving your life at the time. I was afraid that you'd die if I removed the needle too late. So, all my attention was on the silver needle, and I didn't notice anything else."

Natalie nodded, signaling that she believed his words.

"Okay, then. Let's just move on from this and never bring it up again."

"Alright."

Natalie then entered the villa. Marcus, on the contrary, stood there blankly, watching her as she ascended the stairs.

"Mr. Holden, Mr. Holden Senior is waiting for you in the dining room," said Sheldon respectfully as he walked up to Marcus, following the latter's gaze.

"Okay."