The Heiress Nobody Saw Coming (Natalie and Marcus) novel Chapter 244

Zane quickly shook his head. "No way, Natalie! I'm not that kind of person! I didn't do it!"

"Then break up with Ruby immediately. Now," Natalie ordered.

"Huh?" Zane was dumbfounded.

"What's the matter? You don't want to?"

"I do! Of course, I do!" Zane quickly pulled out his phone, dialed Ruby's number, and put it on speaker.

"Hello, Ruby?" Zane said into the phone. "I'm breaking up with you right now. As of this moment, you're no longer my girlfriend."

Before Ruby could even respond, Zane ended the call and blocked all of Ruby's accounts in front of Natalie.

He then obediently handed his phone to Natalie. "Here, Natalie, check if you want."

Natalie took Zane's phone and tapped through it. "Wasn't Ruby your girlfriend? Yet, the moment I told you to break up, you did it without hesitation? What kind of spineless jerk are you?"

"She was my girlfriend, yes, but only because my mom liked her—I never did!" Zane said, looking aggrieved. "And I swear, I never bullied Ms. Sinclair with her.

He added, "To be honest, Natalie, I knew that Ruby's mom was a mistress. She got involved with Mr. Sinclair knowingly—she wasn't deceived. And honestly? I never wanted to date the daughter of a mistress.

"But Ruby's mom worked hard to please my mother, hoping to secure Ruby a place in the Holt family. She went all out to win my mother over, and I was just the one being forced to comply.

"So the moment you told me to break up with her, I couldn't be happier!"

"Oh?" Natalie glanced at Zane, who looked at her with a mix of grievance and flattery.

"Natalie, I swear I never bullied Ms. Sinclair," Zane continued. "If there are rumors about me bullying her, then Ruby must be the one spreading them!

"Even though Ruby and I have been dating, I've never even held her hand, let alone kissed or hugged her. If you don't believe me, ask Mr. Holden."

Zane turned to Marcus. "Mr. Holden, you're good friends with Ms. Sinclair—you must know that I've never once been to the Sinclair residence, right?"

Marcus stayed silent.

Natalie's gaze landed on Marcus as she slowly said, "But before you arrived, Mr. Holden told me that everyone in our circle knows you dote on Ruby, that Ruby bullies Sophia, and that you're her accomplice."

Marcus hesitated briefly before admitting, "Yes, that's what everyone says."

If he had wronged Zane without knowing the full truth, then he would apologize as he should.

"I've overheard people talking about how you and Ruby bullied Sophia more than once. Would you like me to recount the details?" Marcus' voice sounded low and sharp as his piercing gaze settled on Zane.

"That's not true! I swear I never did!" Zane protested, feeling even more wronged.

He knew of Marcus and had seen him from afar at certain social gatherings, but he never had the chance to speak with him due to his lower status.

The reason he had confidently claimed that Marcus should know he had never been to the Sinclair residence was because Ruby had told him so.

According to Ruby, Sophia was close friends with Marcus, who often visited the Sinclair residence. Ruby claimed that Sophia was secretly seducing Marcus.