The Heiress Nobody Saw Coming (Natalie and Marcus) novel Chapter 514

After Sheldon left to handle his task, Charles stood at the doorway for a while longer. It wasn't until the cold wind began to bite at him that he finally turned and went back inside the guesthouse.

Marcus, meanwhile, headed to the pharmacy where Laura was resting. At this hour, she was already asleep. It was Connie who came out when she heard the noise.

"Mr. Holden, you're here."

"Yeah. Thank you for all you've done lately." Marcus knew Connie was Natalie's assistant. She had cared for Charles before and was now looking after Laura. He treated her with sincere respect and gratitude.

"There's no need to thank me, Mr. Holden. I'm getting paid." Connie saw it as a job and didn't consider it too burdensome. After all, plenty of people worked hard in this world for no pay.

"Mr. Holden, you should get some rest. Laura's sleep is important. After taking her medicine and receiving acupuncture, she needs rest to heal properly. Even if you stay here until morning, I'm not going to wake her up."

Marcus chuckled at Connie's bluntness. "Alright, thank you. I'll get some rest."

"Ms. Sterling, if you want a gift, tell Ethan. Consider it a bonus for taking care of my mother. Is that okay?"

Connie thought for a moment. "I'll have to ask Ms. Walker."

"Nat will agree. Don't worry, just ask Ethan boldly."

"Well, alright!" Connie smiled happily. Even since Natalie started dating Marcus, Connie no longer had to put up any pretenses at The Herbalist's Sanctuary.

She was genuinely pleased. After updating Marcus a bit more on Laura's condition, she headed back to rest.

Marcus stood outside the pharmacy for a while before returning to the guesthouse. But he didn't sleep that night. He was waiting for Natalie to return with the others—until two in the morning.

During that time, Marcus dealt with Holden Group matters and took two calls—one from Samuel, and one from Jonathan.

Samuel, accompanied by Sierra, had arrived in Amberton and successfully met Jonathan.

A DNA test confirmed that Jonathan and Sierra were indeed father and daughter. Jonathan broke down in tears when he found out, hugging Sierra tightly.

Melissa, whose health and emotions had been fragile for years, immediately showed signs of improvement.

After Samuel and Sierra got some rest and adjusted to the time difference, Jonathan expressed his wish to hold a formal welcoming banquet—and the first person he wanted to invite was Marcus. After all, Marcus had been instrumental in reuniting the father and daughter.

Besides that, Samuel also updated him on the situation with the Sinclair family in Dithoria. After Ivan's and Julia's deaths, control of Sinclair Group returned to Sophia with Marcus' help.

However, Sophia clearly lacked the acumen for business, so Marcus had his own managers help run things behind the scenes.

Samuel had spoken with Sophia, and she said she wanted to pursue her own dreams and was willing to hand the company over to Samuel.

But Samuel had his own businesses overseas and didn't intend to compete with her—especially now that Sierra had found her biological father, who was planning to hand over the Remington family legacy to her.

After thinking it through, Samuel was seriously considering selling off his overseas ventures and settling in Amberton—possibly even marrying into the Remington family.

Marcus listened quietly to everything Samuel said, replied with a calm "we'll talk in person", then ended the call.

As for Jonathan's upcoming family banquet, Marcus would definitely attend.

After all, Jonathan had given him the medicine to save Laura at a critical moment. Marcus had only helped reunite the family by chance and only happened to know Sierra.