Tears welled up in Grace''s eyes as she reached out to hold Natalie''s hand, but William pulled her back. Evidently, he didn''t want Grace to get too close to Natalie.


    Since Natalie was struggling, William released her. As a father, he respected his daughter''s decision.


    Then, Natalie held Grace''s hands. "Grandma, I want to stay in Dithoria. It isn''t a good thing for me to have Langley Group''s shares."


    She continued softly, "It seems that Mr. Langley and his family oppose me having the shares. We always quarrel about it; that isn''t good.


    "Grandma, don''t you want me to stop quarreling with Mr. Langley and his family?"


    Though Natalie''s gaze was gentle, she didn''t agree to Grace''s demands this time. Instead, she was determined to return the shares to Victor.


    After hearing that, Victor lunged at Natalie. "Mom, since Natalie wants to give us the shares, let her do it!


    "We didn''t say much because she was unwilling to give them to us in the past. However, she has now agreed to our requests. Why are you objecting to this?


    "Natalie, as long as you give the shares to Selena, we won''t cause you any trouble. We will let you take revenge on us because we used you as a blood bank for so many years."


    Without thinking, he added, "Just tell us, and we''ll ept whatever punishments you give us!"


    "Natalie won''t need to do that," Charlotte coldly said. "Do you think you''ll be able to escape the consequences even if you don''t admit your mistakes?"


    Her words made Victor fall silent.


    The Walkers had brought him to the hospital, while Diana and Selena were kept in another ce.


    Since they tortured Natalie in the past, the Walkers said that they didn''t deserve to stay in a presidential suite. Though Diana tried fighting back, all was futile.


    On the other hand, Selena was gagged with a dirty sock, thrown into a sack, and carried away. She med all her previous suffering on Natalie, which was ridiculous. The former was simply shameless.


    When Mason and Timothy heard what she said, they were appalled and gave her a few ps.


    They simply didn''t care that Selena was a woman and even thought that their punishment wasn''t severe enough.


    Victor''s bodyguards were also outrageous—once the Walkers'' trained bodyguards stared at them, they resigned and gave up on the spot.


    "Mrs. Langley Senior, why should my daughter take control of your shares? Even if you intended for it to be a wedding gift, that was unnecessary. Since we''re her parents, we''ll prepare it for her.


    "Besides, each of her five brothers will be able to give her more wedding gifts than what your shares are worth."


    When Natalie realized Grace looked rather upset, she hurriedly interrupted Charlotte, "Mother, please stop. Grandma doesn''t look well."


    "You''re too kind, Nat." Charlotte looked at Natalie disapprovingly. They quickly realized that Grace wasn''t as simple as she appeared to be.


    In fact, Marcus had revealed some information to them, which worsened their suspicions.


    So, both Charlotte and William thought that even if Natalie could not cut off all ties with the Langleys at the moment, she would have to do so in the future.


    They could care for Grace out of gratitude, but they wouldn''t allow their daughter to be emotionally ckmailed.


    "Father, Mother, can all of you leave the room for a while? I want to talk to Grandma."


    Though Natalie asked Grace many times, thetter refused to give her shares to Victor''s family.


    Natalie didn''t know why Grace was so stubborn, but she had to tell her what she thought.


    "Oh, yes. Please bring Mr. Langley out as well. I''m going to speak to Grandma alone."


    "Alright. Nat, no matter what decision you make, your family will always have your back unconditionally."


    Patting Natalie''s head, Charlotte nced at the bodyguards. They immediately rushed forward and dragged Victor out of the room.


    Once everyone was out of the hospital room, Natalie started peeling an apple. She was so focused that she didn''t look at Grace.


    Soon, the apple skin was peeled off, exposing its flesh. Natalie cut the apple into pieces, removed the seeds inside, and passed it to Grace.


    "You can take off the oxygen tubes and eat some fruit. Grandma, I saw your health report earlier. Your injuries aren''t very serious. However, we kept you in the Intensive Care Unit earlier as a precaution.


    "Can you tell me why you ran out of the barbecue restaurant? Did you get into a car ident on purpose?


    "In the past, you told me that the shares were my wedding gift, and I had to take care of it. If I don''t want to care for Langley Group anymore, will you forgive me?"


    "Nattie..." On the other hand, Grace was in tears. "Are you suspicious of me?"


    "Grandma, are you conscious now?" Once Natalie heard Grace speak, she teared up. Ever since thetter saved her from getting hit by a car, she kept feeling anxious and guilty.


    So, she remembered what Grace told her and kept trying her best to support Langley Group. Natalie paid for the losses when Victor and Diana illegally embezzled the funds. This was because she had promised Grace that she would take care of Langley Group and prevent it from going bankrupt.


    Although the shares were supposed to be Natalie''s wedding gift, they indirectly shackled her to thepany. "I won''t hurt you, Nattie." While she spoke, Grace started sobbing. "I''m sorry, Nattie. I made you suspicious." After seeing that, Natalie cried as well. However, her tone was filled with anticipation. "Grandma, you know what I''m saying, right?"


    "I don''t know what you''re saying. I just know that you don''t like what I gave you."


    Grace cried harder. "Since you have your parents now, you don''t want me anymore. You won''t listen to me too!


    "Still, I wouldn''t hurt you."