The Heiress Nobody Saw Coming (Natalie and Marcus) novel Chapter 318

Ivan had been repeatedly humiliated by the Walkers—first by Natalie, then by Charlotte, and now by Sky. His face went from pale to flushed before turning an alarming shade of red.

He was furious.

He had already lowered himself to show respect to Natalie, someone much younger than him, and even brought Sky—Sophia's fiancé and his future son-in-law—along to smooth things over.

Not only did Sky refuse to spare him some dignity, but he even outright declared that he was breaking off the engagement with Sophia because of this incident.

A broken engagement wouldn't affect the Walkers much at all, but for the Sinclairs, it was a different story.

Sinclair Group had been struggling in recent years, and on multiple occasions, Ivan had been forced to seek William's help.

William had only agreed because of the engagement between their families.

But Ivan had never liked William's attitude to begin with.

Because of Ivan's affair, William's eyes always betrayed his contempt and disgust, even as he maintained a polite smile when dealing with him.

And whenever William extended a hand, he never failed to add, "Consider it a gift for my future daughter-in-law, Sophia."

Ivan was infuriated just thinking about it. Sophia—that worthless girl—was just like her mother, Samantha. Completely useless.

She had been engaged to Sky for years, yet she still hadn't managed to secure him.

If she had seduced Sky earlier and gotten pregnant with the Walkers' first grandson, then he, Ivan, would finally have something to hold over that smug bastard, William.

His face flushed red with frustration as he cursed Sophia in his heart. Raising that daughter had been a waste. She was essentially worth less than a dog.

Not only had she failed to prove herself when it mattered most, but she had even disappeared at such a critical moment.

"Ivan, this so-called engagement was nothing more than a verbal agreement between Sky's and Sophia's grandfathers."

Charlotte stepped forward, her figure towering over Ivan, contempt gleaming in her eyes. "And now that the Walkers are calling it off, a verbal notice is all you're getting.

"Of course, since we Walkers believe in handling things properly, we'll be making an official statement to announce the cancellation.

"If you still have even a shred of dignity left, stop trying to sell your daughter like some cheap commodity. Maybe take a good look at how you've treated Sophia all these years.

"You sent Samantha off to a convent. Aren't you afraid she spends every single day praying for you to drop dead sooner?"

Charlotte didn't bother sugarcoating her words.

Even though Ivan had already punished the housekeeper who bullied Natalie, she had no intention of maintaining ties with someone as repulsive as him.

Just then, Noah stepped forward respectfully.

"Hello, Mrs. Walker, Mr. Sky, and Ms. Walker. Mr. Holden just sent me a message. He has a special gift for Ms. Walker. However, Mrs. Walker and Mr. Sky may view it as well."

He then pulled out his phone and forwarded Marcus' gift to all three of them.

Natalie glanced at Noah, who immediately lowered his voice and explained, "Ms. Walker, Mr. Holden assigned me to protect you. If you're ever bullied, in danger, or facing any kind of crisis, I am to report it to him immediately.

"Mr. Holden said that even if he can't be by your side in person, he will still make sure to take care of any trouble that comes your way."

Natalie frowned slightly. "Wait… What is Marcus playing at?"

"Mr. Holden said that he's repaying a debt," Noah replied just as respectfully.

"He believes he has spent years mistaking his true savior for someone else and has only fallen further into debt because of it. So now, he intends to repay it at any time, in any place, by any means necessary."

Natalie fell silent.

Marcus, that lunatic. There was something wrong with his head.

Before, he had gone out of his way to avoid her, and now, just because of this so-called life-saving debt, he had completely changed his attitude.

Could he be any more shamelessly opportunistic?