The Heiress Nobody Saw Coming (Natalie and Marcus) novel Chapter 240

Once Natalie entered the kitchen, Olivia followed her inside. "Nat, did you notice Emma's look when she saw Marcus and Sophia?"

Natalie nodded. "I saw it. That's why I'm giving her the opportunity."

Her nonchalant tone confirmed to Olivia that she had no interest in Marcus.

"Fair enough." Olivia wrapped her arm around Natalie's, and they stopped talking as they entered the kitchen, where the chef and helpers were present.

In the living room, Emma smiled. "Mr. Holden, Ms. Sinclair, have a seat."

"Jaelynn, make some tea, slice some fruit, and bring some snacks," she instructed.

"Alright, Ms. Emma."

Jaelynn's attitude toward Emma remained respectful, but her title changed from "Ms. Walker" to "Ms. Emma"—a simple change that distinguished her from Natalie.

After all, Emma had only managed to stay by throwing tantrums and making a scene. The household staff couldn't express their disdain openly but secretly looked down on her.

They simply didn't dare to say it out loud. After all, offending an heiress of her status was not an option.

Emma gestured for Marcus and Sophia to sit down. Her gaze first landed on Marcus' face, and the sight of the man she longed for yet couldn't have made her heartache.

"Mr. Holden, Sophia, are you looking for Sky?"

Neither Marcus nor Sophia responded, so Emma spoke up again.

"Yes, I'm here to see Sky," Sophia finally replied. "Is he home?"

"He went to the company." Emma smiled. "Sophia, you haven't been to our house in a while. I thought you no longer liked him!"

Sophia gave a forced smile and didn't respond to Emma's comment. She never really liked Sky, so it was normal for her not to visit him. Now that she was pregnant with someone else's child, she could not continue their previous courtship.

Upon seeing Sophia remain silent, Emma turned to Marcus, who had always kept his distance from her. As expected, he gave her no attention.

Emma bit her lip, about to say something, when he suddenly stood up. "I'll go find Natalie."

"Huh?" Emma was taken aback. Did he come to the Walker residence to look for Natalie?

Before she could process this, he had already walked toward the kitchen.

The kitchen in the Walker residence was large and divided into various work areas. Natalie and Olivia were chatting while brewing coffee. They were both surprised to see Marcus enter but quickly composed themselves.

"Mr. Holden, is there something you need?" Natalie was the first to speak. "You can tell the helpers what you need. I thought I asked Emma to take care of you and Ms. Sinclair. Was she not to your satisfaction?"

"I'm here to see you." Marcus cut to the chase, his tone blunt. "Natalie, I need to talk to you alone for a few minutes. Is that okay?"

Natalie frowned. "I think it's better we keep some distance."

After all, they were once engaged but broke it off—too much interaction between them wouldn't be appropriate.

"It's business, Natalie."

"None of your companies employ me, Mr. Holden," Natalie replied, her tone still calm. "If it's something on my end, you must schedule through my assistant."