The Heiress Nobody Saw Coming (Natalie and Marcus) novel Chapter 282

Marcus stared at Sky, his gaze icy and sharp, undisguised contempt and disgust flickering in his eyes.

"At your own sister's welcome party, you keep bringing up that malicious fraud. Sky, you truly have a talent for being revolting. What terrible luck for Natalie to have a brother like you."

Sky, drenched in coffee, his hair and clothes soaked, turned pale and flushed in turns under Marcus' blunt words.

He had intended to use his presence to overwhelm Marcus, but he hadn't expected Marcus to be even more domineering than he was.

And Marcus wasn't holding back at all.

Meanwhile, Natalie sat there unbothered, calmly making a call to the helpers. This time, she directly ordered them to bring a full pot of coffee.

Marcus enjoyed throwing drinks, and she enjoyed watching. Two cups simply weren't enough.

"If I were you, Sky, I wouldn't have come to me with this request," Marcus said.

"Marcus, stop acting like you're standing up for Natalie," Sky said. "This is a family matter between siblings. What business does an outsider like you have interfering with?"

Sky gritted his teeth, his face dark with anger. Wiping the dripping coffee off his face, he snapped bitterly, "Don't forget, you were the one who broke off your engagement with Natalie."

"There was never any real romantic emotion between us in the first place," Marcus replied. "It was only natural for the engagement to end. But that does mean we aren't still friends."

At that moment, he felt a slight pang of regret for breaking off the engagement. If he were still Natatlie's fiancé, it would've been even easier for him to step in and take charge.

"Natalie, I want to hear it from you. Do you really want your ex-fiancé interfering in our family affairs?" Sky turned his focus to Natalie, realizing Marcus was unwilling to back down. "You're my biological sister, but Emma is also the sister I grew up with. Is it really so wrong for me to want you two to get along?"

Natalie found his words laughable. She raised her eyes to meet Sky's gaze.

"Sky, save those words for Mom and Dad. Today is the welcome party they arranged specifically for me. I don't want it to turn ugly. I respect you as my blood-related brother, but that doesn't mean I have to agree to your unreasonable demands."

The corner of her lips lifted slightly, her tone laced with both mocking and indifferent.

"I said it this morning. I won't kick Emma out, nor will I make things difficult for her. But let's be clear— the one trying to harm me is her. She's the one who refuses to tolerate my existence.

"Am I not even allowed to fight back after being bullied by her? No matter what she does to me, in your eyes, I should just take it? I should forgive her, indulge her, and put her on a pedestal the way you do? And that's the only way to be good?"

Sky took a deep breath, his face tensing at Natalie's cold sarcasm. At this moment, he knew that Natalie wasn't someone he could easily pressure into submission

"You don't have to use our parents to pressure me—that's not my intention either. I admit, I was too hasty. Some of the things I said were out of line. If I upset you, I apologize."

Sky steadied his emotions.

Right now, he had no idea which hospital Emma had been transferred to. He had already confronted Hector about it, even using his status as the eldest brother to pressure him, but Hector had simply told him to ask Marcus himself.

That was why Sky had taken the opportunity to approach Charles in the lounge, hoping he would put in a good word for him with Marcus.

But instead, Charles had simply called both Marcus and Natalie in, then conveniently excused himself.

Emma had revealed her true feelings with the recording. Even if Sky wanted to protect her, it was nearly impossible to convince his parents.

His only option was to seek Natalie's forgiveness first. Yet he had barely spoken a few sentences before the atmosphere turned hostile.

And Marcus—far from being neutral—was completely against him, speaking without the slightest regard for courtesy.

Not to mention, he had thrown coffee in his face. Twice.

A soft knock sounded at the lounge door. A maid stood at the entrance, carefully asking, "Ms. Natalie, should I bring in the coffee now?"

Natalie nodded. "Yes, bring it in."