The Heiress Nobody Saw Coming (Natalie and Marcus) novel Chapter 127

Marcus was flipping through the pages, reading the documents before him. Natalie's life experiences were simple. She went to school, became an intern, and transfused blood to Diana. That was all.

There were no records regarding how she became Dr. Elim, though. Ethan looked into it but couldn't find anything.

The document also contained a collection of Natalie's photos throughout her life. Even as a child, Natalie was already a stunning beauty. Her smooth and fair skin complemented her attractive facial features. However, she bore no resemblance to Victor or Diana. Thus, naturally, she didn't look like Grace either.

Natalie's appearance didn't change much after turning 20. She just became more distant.

She barely had smiled as a child, and as an adult now, she hardly ever did anymore.

Grace was the household leader in the Langleys. She was also the person who loved Natalie the most, as written in the document. Hence, she must have treated Natalie well, both materially and emotionally. But when it came to how Victor and Diana had Natalie to transfuse her blood, Grace was tolerant of it.

Marcus couldn't understand at all.

If Grace had cherished Natalie that much, why would she let such a young kid transfuse her blood? Didn't she know it was dangerous for a child?

The hospital, too, would have informed them of all the risks involved. Aside from Victor and Diana, why would Grace still agree to it after knowing the risks?

Natalie didn't know as a child, but as she got older, wouldn't she have fought back?

Marcus put the documents away. After pondering for a long while, he decided to meet Grace with Natalie first.

He had to figure out whether Natalie's request for him was her playing hard to get or if, as she claimed, it was just to reassure Grace and break ties with the Langleys with the shares in exchange for Grace's legal guardianship.

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After Natalie returned to her room, she gave Mason a call. Among the Walkers, Mason was the only person she could somewhat trust.

"Hi, Natalie!" Mason's cheerful voice came through the phone. "You finally called me! I bought some snacks for you, but I don't know where you're staying now."

"Mason, can you bring Grandma to Nouvelle Zara Boutique in the city center at 10:00 pm?"

"Sure, I'll bring her there tonight," Mason agreed immediately without asking for the reason.

"Oh, right, Natalie, let me update you on something. Hector brought Mrs. Langley Senior to the hospital for a whole-body checkup, and the doctor said she was very healthy. She could live on for another ten years if properly cared for.

"Hector and Timothy really wanted to catch up with you and take you out for a day of fun, but they were worried that you might reject them. Should I bring them over as well tonight? We can have a small gathering then."

"Maybe sometime later?" Without any hesitation, Natalie rejected his suggestion. "I have something to take care of tonight, though. I'll get in touch when I'm free."

"I'll create a group chat for you to join, okay? Don't worry, I won't add Sky, Dad, and Mom into it. Lincoln is a nice person as well. I can vouch for that! He was just busy on set, so he couldn't come to see you."

"Sure thing, you can go ahead then!"

Although Natalie agreed to join the group chat, she didn't plan to talk in it. After all, with five brothers in the Walkers, Emma, William, and Charlotte, they could create multiple group chats.

As soon as Mason hung up the call, he created the group chat immediately and added Natalie to it.

Mason: "Let's welcome our prettiest, kindest, and most wonderful sister in the world!"

Hector: "Hi, Nat!"

Hector: "I sent you some allowance on Venmo."

Timothy: "Welcome to the chat, Nat. I gave you some allowance on Venmo as well."