The Heiress Nobody Saw Coming (Natalie and Marcus) novel Chapter 252

Natalie sat on the couch, her pretty face looking icy cold. Her voice was sharp and firm, leaving no room for refusal.

Charlotte looked at Natalie with a face full of loving pride. Her daughter finally treated them like a true family and considered the Walker residence to be her real home.

This was exactly how her daughter should be. She should be sharp and decisive, rather than behaving like Emma, who only knew how to cry and sulk when something happened.

When Marcus canceled the engagement, Emma wept and clung to Charlotte. But Natalie immediately told Marcus to call off the engagement and get lost.

Charlotte's lips curved into a smile. Her eyes—so much like Natalie's—gleamed with pride. She couldn't be prouder of her daughter.

Gorge quickly asked the helpers to bring out all their records. Even though they kept electronic files, the Walker family also had paper copies on hand.

"Ms. Natalie, please look here. This one is Cindy's information. This set is for those who work in the stables. This set is for those who work in the main living room. This set is for the front yard. This set is for the back garden.

"This set is for the second floor. This set is for the third floor..."

Gorge showed Natalie all the helpers' records in every area of Walker Estate.

Natalie picked up Cindy's file and compared it to Gabriel's. Sure enough, Gabriel really was Cindy's relative. They even looked somewhat alike.

Natalie glanced at Gabriel and then at Emma, who sat on the couch and said nothing. Then, she took the laptop Gorge had handed her and began to check all the surveillance footage.

Emma sat on the couch with her thumbs unconsciously twisting in small circles.

"Nat, did you find anything?" Charlotte sat down beside Natalie. She told Gorge to bring some hot milk. "Nat, have some warm milk to soothe your throat."

"Thank you, Mom." Natalie took the milk and drained it in one go.

When she was living with the Langleys, Grace treated her kindly. However, Grace was often away from home, and Diana never let her drink milk. Ordinary children drank it every day, yet Diana would forbid it.

For a while, Natalie craved milk badly. Diana would insult her, calling her horrible names and saying she hoped Natalie would choke on it.

Diana even let the milk go bad on purpose and then forced Natalie to drink it. Natalie took one sip and spat it out, and then she received a harsh slap from Diana.

That time, Diana forced her to drink so much spoiled milk that she ended up in the hospital that same night.

When Grace rushed over from work, she slapped Diana and Victor right in front of Natalie. Then, she yelled at them in the hospital room, saying if they couldn't raise the child properly, she would do it herself.

Little Natalie lay weakly in the hospital bed, yet she still tried to comfort her grandmother, saying she was fine.

After that, Natalie no longer drank milk. She finally overcame her fear when she met Federrick, who gave her all kinds of milk.

"Nat, don't worry. I'm going to see the Sinclair family and the Holden family later to apologize in person." Charlotte reached out and gently pressed Natalie's shoulders. "Take care of your eyes. Don't sit too close to the computer."

Charlotte said softly, "This happened at our house. Your dad and I will not let you bear it alone. Besides, Mason was here at the time. Blame him if you must."

"Yes. Blame me instead," Mason chimed in. "Nat, don't push yourself too hard, and please don't feel too guilty. It's my fault. I shouldn't have gone to change my clothes."