The Heiress Nobody Saw Coming (Natalie and Marcus)

"Mrs. Langley Senior, since you had your brother sell off Selena back then, you must have also known which wealthy lady gave birth at that hospital, did you not?"

Natalie's voice turned sharp. "At that time, another child, Emma, was also switched. Her biological mother was Cindy, my mother's personal maid. You have been plotting this for over 20 years.

"You sold Selena, swapped me and Emma, then poisoned Marcus' mother. What exactly was the purpose behind all of this? Or did this scheme begin even earlier? What was the ultimate goal?"

As Natalie pressed her with questions, Grace's face grew increasingly pale. Her mind went blank, her thoughts consumed by the chilling interrogation.

"Mrs. Langley Senior, who was behind this? Who instructed or coerced you into doing all this? Was it Cassie? Speak!"

Grace covered her ears and instinctively tried to flee, but Natalie grabbed her wrist before she could take a step.

"Where do you think you are going? You're not leaving until you explain everything."

"I promised Selena I would bring down Langley Group," Grace said. "I'm willing to apologize, to atone for everything. Please, Nattie, let me go."

Tears streamed down Grace's face as she suddenly broke down. "I don't know what I did wrong. I was threatened and manipulated into doing all of this. But my daughter, Megan, was with me for less than three days.

"Megan... She was taken from me when she was just a baby. I just want her to be safe. I just want her to be well."

"So, what Julie said was true? Kenton is really your biological brother? Back then, besides selling Selena, he also took in a baby girl, carefully raising her and naming her Megan. But not long after, she disappeared from his side. She was taken away, was she not?"

Grace's sobs grew more intense. She covered her face with both hands, her body trembling uncontrollably.

"Stop talking. Please, stop talking. Natalie, I beg you, don't talk any more. Let me go. Please, I'm begging you, let me go!"

Natalie took a deep breath. Seeing Grace in this state, Natalie decided to hold back her next question.

If Cassie had set this plan in motion more than 20 years ago, what was her ultimate goal? Was it truly just for love? If Cassie only loved Wesley, then why did she drag the Walker family into this?

Natalie pressed her fingers to her temple. "Hector, I need to call Mom."

"Go ahead, I will keep an eye on her." Hector nodded at Natalie and handed a tissue to Grace. "Mrs. Langley Senior, crying will not change what has already been done."

"I was forced, I had no choice. Mr. Hector, my daughter was taken from me when she was only three days old." Mrs. Langley Senior sobbed pitifully.

"Then why didn't you report it to the police?" Mrs. Langley Senior, perhaps there were other options back then, but you refused to take them." Hector's gaze was sharp.

"I had no choice. I had no other options!"noveldrama

"Then let me ask you questions, and you will answer them." Hector gestured for a server to bring coffee. Though visibly uneasy, the server complied without question.

Grace had booked the entire restaurant in advance, so despite it being mealtime, only Natalie, Hector, and Victor's family were present, along with a few cautious staff members.

At this moment, Hector didn't bother avoiding the presence of the server, and it was clear that they all recognized Grace and Victor's family.

There was no avoiding it. Selena had caused too much trouble, and her return to the Langley family as the rightful daughter became a widely discussed event throughout Amberton. She had become an influential and widely talked-about figure.

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Everyone also recognized Natalie. She had once been mistaken for the Langley family's daughter but with the real daughter's family apologizing to her, suspicions inevitably arose.

People couldn't help but wonder if there was a deeper secret behind the relationship between the Langley family and the so-called fake daughter.

However, no one dared to say anything or gossip about it. When it came to the affairs of powerful families, the more an ordinary person knew, the greater the risk.

Hector sighed. "Mrs. Langley, if you

want to change your situation, perhaps our Walker family is your only hope. We don't want to be your

enemy After all, you did raise to

sister. Taking everything into

account, our Walker family is willing to help you."

"Really?" Grace's turned deathly pale. She was utterly lost. The sudden betrayal of Victor's family, Selena forcing her to destroy Langley Group had left her with nothing, despite all the years she had lived.

Everything she had fought so hard to preserve had lost its meaning. But her biological daughter was still in that person's hands. She couldn't abandon her.

"Mrs. Langley Senior, you need to think carefully. Will you continue down this path of no return, making mistake after mistake? Or will you turn back and grasp this last chance to survive?"

After speaking, Hector stayed silent.

Grace sat there, frozen in thought. Seconds dragged into minutes. No one spoke.

After what felt like an eternity, she finally whispered, " Can I have a bottle of wine?"

Hector nodded and instructed the nearby server, " Bring a bottle of wine." "Yes, sir. Please wait a moment."

The server quickly retrieved a bottle and poured a glass for Grace.

She took it, drained it in one gulp, then poured herself two more. Only after finishing the third glass did she take a deep breath and begin to speak.

"This scheme, the swapping of children, was planned many years ago. When I was younger, I already knew Mr. Holden Senior.

"The person who approached me was masked. I never saw her face, but I could tell from her voice that she was a woman.

"She asked me to do certain things,

promising that the Langley family would become the wealthiest in Amberton. She even gave my brothe a hospital, making him the director. The child-swapping

happened at my brother's hospital.

"I don't know if that woman was Cassie, but her voice didn't quite match. I still have her phone number. I called her recently, and she's still threatening me.

"She told me that if I wanted to see my daughter, I had to obey. Otherwise, I would never see her again. Or worse, I would only see her scattered across the world.

"Mr. Hector, you understand what she means by that, don't you? When she said 'scattered across the world,' she meant my daughter would be killed, her organs harvested, and sold globally.

"I was terrified. I still am. I didn't dare to resist. I really didn't!"