The Heiress Nobody Saw Coming (Natalie and Marcus) novel Chapter 362

Natalie's mind was a mess. Could it be that Marcus liked her only because he found out she was the one who saved him when they were little? So, he wanted to repay his debt by marrying her?

But if that were the case, shouldn't he have married Sophia long ago?

Natalie got more confused the more she thought about it. Marcus' sudden kiss had completely rattled her, leaving her unable to think straight.

"Nat, I'm sorry," Marcus said in a hushed voice. "I… couldn't hold back just now."

Hearing her say she preferred Tyler, he really couldn't restrain that jealousy boiling inside him.

The truth was he'd wanted to kiss her for a long time. Back when she saved him from the drug, she was willing to help him but wouldn't let him touch her. It gave him an indescribable sadness and left him feeling insecure.

Natalie turned her head to look at him and noticed that not only were his ears bright red, but his cheeks and nose were as well.

"Marcus, was that your first kiss?" she asked without thinking.

"What?" He didn't catch it for a moment, but then he quickly realized what she meant. His lips curved slightly. "Yes."

He had never liked Emma, so he did everything he could to avoid her. Let alone kissing someone; he had never even held a woman's hand before.

At social events that required a female companion, he always showed up alone. He was the president of the Holden Group and the wealthiest man in the world. No one dared comment on how he behaved.

Any woman who tried getting close would be stopped by Elijah or Noah. So, all these years, the only glimpse he'd had of a woman's body was that time he rescued Natalie.

Looking at his face, red as a tomato, Natalie tilted her head and asked, "Marcus, do you like me?"

"Yes," he answered simply. On the surface, he looked calm and distant, but his white-knuckled grip on the steering wheel told another story.

"Natalie, I'm sorry. I just… lost control," he apologized again. "Are you going to hit me?"

"No." Natalie let out a faint laugh.

If this was his first kiss, then she hadn't really lost anything. She never liked men who played around, like Tyler.

She couldn't remember exactly when Tyler changed. She only recalled a time she went to the school equipment room and saw him kissing another girl there.

After that, she completely distanced herself from him and stopped viewing him as any kind of savior. If not for the engagement arranged by their families, she wouldn't have bothered to acknowledge him at all.

Fortunately, she wasn't actually the daughter of the Langley family. Otherwise, Grace would have forced her to marry Tyler.

She was lost in her own muddled thoughts and didn't notice that Marcus had parked the car again.

He reached into his pocket and pulled out a chocolate bar. After unwrapping it, he handed it to her. "Want some?"

Natalie took it and started nibbling.

They both fell silent again.

The quiet didn't last long. Not far away, the villa's main gate swung open. Julia and Wendy came out with big bags and stuffed them into a car waiting outside.