The Heiress Nobody Saw Coming (Natalie and Marcus) novel Chapter 304

Natalie's gaze was extremely fierce and sharp. The pressure in her tone was so strong that Sophia couldn't help but feel awe. She didn't even have time to think—she just nodded automatically.

"I'll remember it," Sophia promised.

"That's good. I still have other matters to take care of, so Helena will look after you. If you need anything, just tell her directly," Natalie said.

After that, Natalie tucked Sophia in with the blanket and said nothing more before turning around and leaving the room.

The moment she stepped out, Elijah emerged from the shadows. His heart was pounding heavily.

Oh heavens, what did he just hear? It turned out the person who had saved Marcus as a child wasn't Sophia—it was Natalie!

For all these years, Sophia had been Marcus' false lifesaver.

Natalie was truly wronged. She had saved Marcus multiple times, yet in the beginning, Marcus had treated her with disdain.

This wouldn't do. Elijah had to set the record straight for Natalie!

Elijah immediately pulled out his phone and called Marcus. He knew eavesdropping was wrong, and even if he got punished for it, he was willing to accept it.

"Hello, Mr. Holden. I have something to tell you."

Elijah lowered his voice and turned to face the wall, saying sneakily, "The person who saved you as a child wasn't Ms. Sinclair. It was Ms. Walker! I overheard everything just now, and I even recorded it. Should I send it to you, Mr. Holden?"

On the other end of the call, Marcus was shocked. What did this mean? Sophia wasn't his savior, and it had been Natalie all along?

"Elijah, send me the recording," Marcus instructed.

"Yes, Mr. Holden."

After Elijah hung up, he immediately sent the recording to Marcus. Once he had done it, he sighed inwardly for Marcus. Natalie didn't even want Sophia to tell him the truth. She clearly hated Marcus!

Marcus had repaid his gratitude to the wrong person for so many years! Elijah wondered if Marcus' brain was even functioning properly.

Elijah tilted his head back and gazed at the sky, feeling sorrowful.

…

Inside the president's office at Holden Group's office building, Marcus held his phone up and listened to the recording Elijah had sent him.

He listened to every word without missing a single detail. When the recording ended, his expression had darkened to a terrifying degree.

Sophia had deceived him for so many years, while Natalie had known all along that he had mistaken his savior but never once mentioned it.

At this moment, Marcus felt like a complete fool.

"Ha!" Marcus was so furious that he actually laughed out loud. He recalled how, back then, when he explained why he had helped Sophia, Natalie had given him such a strange look.

She had known the truth but never said a word. She really didn't want to get involved with him!

Marcus deleted the recording and called Elijah, saying, "Elijah, act like you don't know anything about this. Don't say a single thing."

"Yes, Mr. Holden," Elijah quickly responded respectfully. "Mr. Holden, do you still need me to stay with Ms. Sinclair?"

Now that he knew the truth, Elijah no longer viewed Sophia in a good light. Even if she had unavoidable circumstances, she shouldn't have stolen someone else's credit.

"Stay. Act as if nothing happened, and do what you're supposed to," Marcus ordered, exhaling a heavy breath.

Natalie had completely surprised him. She didn't have any good feelings toward him now, so it was best if he didn't provoke her unnecessarily.

And anyway, she needed him to play along in this act. They couldn't completely sever their relationship just yet.

Marcus opened a drawer, took out another phone from inside it, logged into a specific email account, and saw a message from King of Hearts.

They said, "Find the whereabouts of Wesley and Laura from Holden Group."

Marcus tapped the screen and sent a message to King of Hearts.

"Who are you? Why are you looking into Wesley and Laura?" he asked.

King of Hearts replied, "Because I am your father."

Speechless, Marcus thought the person was rude and lacked manners. He set the phone aside and then logged into his personal email on the computer. He quickly typed on the keyboard.

King of Hearts was the leader of this mysterious website, nicknamed by others simply as King. Mysterious and elusive, no one knew their gender or whether they operated domestically or internationally.

Moreover, King of Hearts rarely appeared. When they did, it meant something big was about to happen.

Marcus had gone up against King of Hearts several times, but he had never been able to track them down.

That said, King of Hearts had never been able to trap him either.

Marcus, still fuming from earlier, wanted to vent his frustration on someone, and King of Hearts had just presented themselves as the perfect target.

He typed quickly on the keyboard, and strings of code flashed across the screen. Soon, he had locked onto the location of King of Hearts.

Then, immediately after, his gaze darkened. King of Hearts was at… Goodwill Pharmacy.

The next second, King of Hearts disappeared, and an image of an octopus popped up on Marcus' screen.

The octopus proceeded to squirt a cloud of ink at his screen.