The Heiress Nobody Saw Coming (Natalie and Marcus) novel Chapter 256

Selena's words made both Diana and Victor stop fighting. Victor looked at Selena in disbelief, and Diana's face was just as rigid.

Right after Selena finished shouting, she noticed their sudden change of expression and felt a twinge of regret.

However, she refused to believe she was at fault. She just glared at them accusingly.

"Mom, Dad, what on earth are you two doing? Would you really have beaten each other to death if I hadn't come down? It's a good thing I'm clever."

Selena paused, then added, "I said all that on purpose. See? I only had to say a few words, and you both stopped."

Diana and Victor remained silent. In a moment of desperation, words often revealed one's true thoughts, so it was highly likely that Selena had just spoken her mind.

"Mom, Dad, you don't really think that's what I meant, do you?" Selena asked, feeling uneasy inside but refusing to admit she might have meant every word.

"Were you actually dumb enough to fall for that woman's ploy? I only said that to make you stop fighting."

Selena looked at Charlotte icyly. She resented Natalie, but she hated Natalie's birth parents even more.

She used to think Natalie's real parents were just ordinary workers. She secretly looked forward to seeing Natalie suffer once she went back to them.

However, she never expected those ordinary workers to actually be wealthy people from Dithoria State. She also never imagined Charlotte would go to such extremes for Natalie.

"The real enemy is right here. How can you two still stand there fighting each other?" Selena coldly remarked, scolding Diana and Victor. "We're a family. We need to band together."

Diana's face went from pale to livid. She had been disappointed by Selena's outburst a moment ago.

Now that Selena had softened her words, Diana tried to reassure herself that her daughter made some sense. If Selena had tried to say anything else, Diana and Victor probably would have ignored her.

Even though Selena's words were harsh, they had worked—Diana and Victor did stop beating each other.

Diana shoved Victor aside and pulled Selena over to sit on the couch.

"Victor, Selena's right. We're family. We can't let that wretched woman turn us against each other," she said coldly, siding with Selena.

Charlotte merely curved her lips. "Mr. Langley, your wife just insulted me again."

"I got it," Victor replied.

He moved forward and slapped Diana hard across the face. Before Diana could scream, he turned and gave Selena several slaps as well.

"If you two can't learn to watch your mouths, then I'll teach you properly," he said through clenched teeth.

Victor's face was dark with anger. Charlotte was his golden ticket right now. She was essentially the financial lifeline he needed to secure this big project.

With it, he could finally hold his head high and prove himself capable to Grace and the others.

Messing with Natalie was one thing, but insulting Charlotte was just plain stupid. He refused to be like Diana and Selena, who had no sense at all.

"Diana, Selena, both of you remember who's paying for everything," he snapped. "Right now, this minute, apologize to Mrs. Walker. Otherwise, get out of my house."

"You're crazy!" Diana sprang to her feet, shaking with rage. What Victor was doing now was a direct slap in her face, both figuratively and literally.