The Heiress Nobody Saw Coming (Natalie and Marcus) novel Chapter 503

Natalie stepped forward and pulled Grace up. "Save your confessions for the officials, not me."

"I know what you're investigating, Nattie, and I know you're working with the police department. The password to the safe in my room is your birthday. Please, go get it."

Grace continued to plead. "If I have to die, so be it. But before that, I really want to know if my daughter is still alive and if she's doing well. I have to know, or I'll take this regret to my grave."

Just then, someone knocked on the door. "Please come out for a second, Ms. Walker," one of the officers said.

"Alright."

Natalie turned to Marcus. "You stay here and watch after her, Marcus."

Marcus nodded in reply.

Then, he stepped forward and placed a firm hand on Grace's shoulder, guiding her back into the chair.

"Megan was introduced to the Holdens by Lucy back then. Lucy took her own life, and her body was sent back to the Maines."

With a cold voice, Marcus asked, "How well did you know Lucy, Mrs. Langley Senior?"

Grace froze. After a moment of hesitation, she nodded slightly, then shook her head as if confused. "I saw her with Cassie before. She had feelings for a married man, but he never reciprocated. So, Cassie drugged that man and lured him to a hotel. I don't know if anything happened between him and Lucy, but I do know that Cassie was behind it."

"That man was Elijah and Noah's father," Marcus said as he tapped his fingers on the desk lightly. "Jessy is Lucy's biological daughter, but there is no familial connection between her and Elijah or Noah."

Grace looked a little puzzled. "Why are you telling me this, Mr. Holden?"

"Cassie was trying to set me up with Jessy before," Marcus stated bluntly. "Lucy has been overseas for years, but Jessy stayed close to Cassie. And if anyone knows where Megan is, it's probably Cassie.

"Since Cassie is missing, I assume you'd have spoken to her at some point."

Grace finally pieced it together. "Cassie used Jessy as leverage to threaten Lucy. So when your mother's Umbrahex was exposed, Lucy killed herself to show her loyalty to Cassie, hoping she'd leave Jessy alone. Is that what you're saying?"

"Smart thinking, Mrs. Langley Senior," Marcus remarked, smirking. "If Cassie could manipulate Lucy for years using Jessy, then, as you said, Megan was involved in harming my mother. So, do you think Cassie has control over her too?

"I'll be honest, my people have been hunting down those involved in harming my mother, but so far, we've only tracked down Julie and Lucy. There's not a single lead on the others.

"Julie is Lucy's assistant, yet someone kept her locked away all these years, torturing her. She barely escaped, and by sheer luck, my people rescued her. So, think carefully, Mrs. Langley Senior. Who's really behind all these?"

Grace was momentarily frozen, her gaze locked on Marcus. He was undeniably handsome, but his cold demeanor and emotionless voice sent a chill through the air.

Grace carefully thought over Marcus' words. If there was someone behind all of this, could it be the mysterious woman who had pressured her into cooperating years ago?

What was the mysterious woman's purpose in all of this?