The Heiress Nobody Saw Coming (Natalie and Marcus) novel Chapter 7

Natalie stood facing the Langleys. They stared each other down, and the atmosphere was so tense that no one in the nursing home dared get close to them.

"How dare you, Natalie! Those shares belong to our family. We're Mrs. Langley Senior's real family, and Selena is her real granddaughter. You're just an outsider. What right do you have to keep them from us?"

Natalie snapped, "Grandma gave them to me, so they're mine. If you have what it takes, sue me for them!"

Natalie looked at Diana coldly. "What's the matter? Now, I'm an outsider once more, and you're no longer my mother, huh? Mrs. Langley, you switch sides so quickly that it's hard to keep up. I'm appalled by this talent of yours."

"You little—"

"Stop this nonsense now." Victor straightened and stared Natalie down. This was the first time he truly felt how aggressive and foreign this daughter he had raised for 20 years had become.

"Natalie, how much money do you want? Name your price! We've taken care of you for many years. Now that Selena is back, we had no choice but to ask you to leave our family."

Victor softened his tone as he continued, "Selena suffered a lot on the streets. All these years, you've taken her place in our home, indulging in a life of wealth and comfort. What you enjoyed should have been Selena's.

"You've now left the Langley family and have nothing to do with us. Don't you think you should return the shares that are rightfully Selena's?"

"Mr. Langley, like I said, Grandma gave me these shares some time ago. Since Grandma forbade me from giving them to anyone else, I can't fulfill your request."

Victor's eyebrow twitched. "So, are you dead set on keeping the shares?"

"Yes," Natalie answered without hesitation.

Victor's chest rose and fell sharply, his anger palpable.

"Then, go. From now on, our family forbids you from visiting my mother. We'll immediately have her discharged."

When Natalie heard him, she smirked coldly. "Mr. Langley, if you have Grandma discharged from here, don't blame me for taking action."

"What do you mean?"

Natalie scoffed and looked at Diana. "Mrs. Langley is in good health now, but should I just treat everything as water under the bridge? From the start, you knew I was not your daughter, so you were willing to make me a living blood bank.

"You allowed me to transfuse blood to you throughout my childhood despite knowing that I wasn't your daughter."

Victor and Diana were shocked by Natalie's words. They looked at each other and saw the terror in each other's eyes.

Natalie knew all along.

She was aware of the truth from the start, yet still treated them as her parents for 20 years.

At this moment, Victor and Diana knew their pretense would never match up to Natalie's.

"Grandma has to stay at the nursing home," Natalie said, emphasizing each word. "If I find out you've secretly taken her away, don't blame me for exposing your despicable act of using your adoptive daughter as a living blood bank."

For many years, Victor and Diana painted themselves as philanthropists. They would occasionally bring Natalie to banquets, portraying themselves as kind parents who loved their daughter greatly.

After all, The Langleys were the wealthiest family in Amberton. They needed to project an image of a happy and healthy family with charitable hearts to guard the company's reputation.

If Natalie exposed their cruel use of a little girl as Diana's living blood bank while knowing she wasn't their daughter, it would cause significant damage to their and the company's reputation.

To them, Grace was not worth the trouble.

"And as for you, Mrs. Langley, apologize to Grandma." Natalie raised her chin slightly, her piercing gaze was cold and indifferent. She was worried she would frighten Grace, so she asked Sarah to escort the old lady back to her room.

Diana had been disrespectful toward Grace. Natalie simply couldn't let the matter slide.