The Heiress Nobody Saw Coming (Natalie and Marcus) novel Chapter 6

The Langleys seemed to complete each other's sentences, refusing to give Natalie an opportunity to speak. They immediately painted her as the villain.

That said, Natalie couldn't be bothered to explain herself.

Throughout her years with the Langley family, Natalie only ever cared about Grace.

Natalie knew Victor's and Diana's characters all too well. As for Selena, who had just returned home, Natalie had no intention of dealing with her—unless she crossed the line.

However, Selena couldn't help it and went looking for trouble herself. Since that was the case, Natalie would never let Selena walk all over her.

But before Natalie could say anything, Grace stood before her and stretched her arms out protectively.

"Get lost! I don't want to see you. You've ganged up to bully my Nattie. Get the hell away from me! Don't worry, Nattie. I'll protect you!"

Grace had lived in the nursing home for two to three years now, and Natalie always visited her. Natalie even handpicked the helpers who cared for Grace, ensuring she remained healthy and in good spirits.

Grace's voice was loud and crisp now that she was putting up a fight.

However, looking at how Grace blatantly protected Natalie, Selena lost it altogether.

After her return to the Langley family, Diana and Victor satisfied her every need and showered her with love. Selena was now treated like a precious treasure—too delicate to speak harshly with and too fragile to hold tightly.

Only Grace, her biological grandmother on paper, was unamused by Selena when she had visited for the first time with Victor and Diana.

Selena was infuriated. She was Grace's rightful granddaughter, not some two-bit substitute.

"Grandma, I'm your real granddaughter, the one with the same blood flowing through your veins. Why are you protecting an imposter? If it weren't for her, I wouldn't have needed to suffer so much pain and endure so many hardships. I wouldn't have been separated from you, Dad, and Mom for so many years!"

Selena shouted at Grace as she cried helplessly. "We're here to visit you, yet you show such an attitude toward us. Natalie is the apple of your eye. Then, am I not?

"Of course not," Grace answered firmly. "I don't know you. How could you be the apple of my eye?"

Diana couldn't bear the thought of anyone mistreating Selena, not even Grace, who had stayed in the nursing home for the past few years.

"Natalie, you're the embodiment of bad luck. You've torn our family apart," she spat.

Not only did Diana convince Victor not to pay the nursing home fees, but she also forbade him from visiting her.

Diana and Victor were aware that Natalie had been paying for Grace's nursing home fees since they wouldn't.

Diana had repeatedly complained to Victor, expressing her uncertainty about how much money Grace had given Natalie. She couldn't understand how Natalie had the money to pay Grace's nursing home fees otherwise.

Victor remained silent. After all, someone had to take care of his mother. If Natalie refused to pay, he would have had to.

The Langleys were the wealthiest family in Amberton, and this sum of money was nothing to Victor. However, Diana forbade him from paying the fees since she was under the assumption that the money Natalie used was Grace's to begin with.

Diana pushed Selena forward. She then pointed at Grace's nose, yelling, "Mom, take a good look. Selena is your real granddaughter.

"You've damaged your brain from the accident. Did you lose your sight too? Did you become so dumb that you can't understand us anymore? I'm asking you to give Selena the shares you gave to Natalie. Did you hear me?"

Diana reached forward as she tried to grab Grace.

Natalie's eyes instantly became colder. Before Diana could lay a hand on Grace, Natalie interfered and grabbed Diana's wrist. She pushed her, and Diana staggered backward.