The Heiress Nobody Saw Coming (Natalie and Marcus) novel Chapter 197

Selena was livid. Hearing the security guards speak so openly and disrespectfully about her sent her into a frenzy. Grabbing at her own hair, her face twisted in rage, she charged at the nearest guard.

Startled, the guard reflexively kicked out. His foot landed squarely in her stomach, sending her tumbling down the staircase.

One of the other guards couldn't help but quip, "Well, that's one way to get downstairs fast. Talk about efficiency!"

The guard who kicked Selena froze, his face pale with panic. What if this crazy woman actually fell and ended up dead? If she ended up dead, it would be manslaughter. He'd go to prison for sure.

Then, from below, Selena's furious screams echoed back, full of venom and vigor, "You bastard! I'll kill you!"

The guard let out a huge sigh of relief, knowing she was fine. Anyone screaming like that wasn't dying anytime soon.

He turned to his colleagues. "Make sure she doesn't get near the elevators."

"Got it," another guard confirmed.

Selena had landed on the landing of the staircase, her twisted body hidden from view by the corner. As she sat up, her face contorted with anger, she looked ready to explode.

Just then, her phone rang. She glanced at the screen—it was Diana, her mother.

"Hello?" Selena answered, her tone sharp.

"Selena, get to the hospital right now," Diana said urgently. "Hurry, immediately!"

Before Selena could ask why, Diana hung up.

Fuming, Selena cursed under her breath about Diana. Diana wasted years fawning over Natalie, that fake heiress of the Langleys, and now she's back in the hospital again. Useless, always dragging everyone down.

Diana followed up with a text message. "Selena, no matter how you feel about her, you need to show up. Just put on a good front. I will help you get justice later if you have any grievances."

Selena deleted the message and got to her feet, limping toward the elevators.

But before she could step inside, the guards blocked her path.

"Ms. Langley, please use the stairs," one of them said firmly.

"Move," she barked, glaring. "Who does Kevin think he is? What gives him the right to bar me from the elevator?"

The guard smiled faintly and replied, "Kevin is a shareholder of Langley Group. May I ask what your role is here?"

Word had already spread throughout the building about Selena's antics, and her reputation was tatters. Even the personnel Natalie had left behind to handle a critical project had resigned en masse after dealing with her unreasonable demands.

Oddly, the second time they decided to leave, Natalie hadn't stopped them.

The security team, having aligned themselves with Kevin, had decided that standing against Selena was worth the risk. After all, they'd soon be out of jobs anyway, so why not leave with some dignity—and a good recommendation from Kevin?

One of the guards didn't hold back. "Ms. Langley, if I may say so, you lack the manners and poise expected of an heiress. You're nothing like a lady. Even the female employees here carry themselves better than you do."