Marcus waited outside for a long time before the doors of the operating room


    finally opened. The doctor walked out and said, "Mr. Holden, the patient is out of danger."


    Natalie had specifically told them not to mention anything of the pregnancy and to just refer to Sophia as the patient. "The family inside has requested a hospital transfer for her. They asked me to let you know."


    Marcus nodded slightly. "Alright, thank you for your hard work."


    "We''re just doing our duty," the doctor said before leaving.


    It wasn''t long before Natalie also came out. This was the first time she had rushed to the hospital without any disguise.


    She had watched the entire procedure to make sure the doctors could handle it. After she ensured that Sophia''s life was not in danger, she didn''t intervene. "Mr. Holden, I want to move Sophia somewhere else. Do you have any objections?" Natalie got straight to the point as soon as she came out. "You were in the Walker family''s territory when this car ident happened. I''ll make sure you two get an exnation. But I''m worried that there''s still someone targeting Ms. Sinir, so I need to move her somewhere else."


    Marcus nodded. "Alright, I have no objections. But you just arrived at Dithoria State. Are you sure you can find somewhere safe?"


    Natalie replied, "You don''t have to worry about that."


    She turned around to change her clothes. Then, she made a call. "Hello? Zane,


    I''m sending you an address. Get an ambnce here to pick someone up. Prepare


    a guest room at South Street''s Goodwill Pharmacy. My acquaintance will be staying there."


    Zane responded eagerly, "Got it! I''ll be right there."


    After hanging up, Natelie sent the address. Marcus had been listening in and couldn''t help but ask, "You know of Goodwill Pharmacy and Zane?"


    Nattalie shot him a cool nce and answered emotionlessly, "Yes, Goodwill Pharmacy belongs to me."


    "What?" Marcus was surprised. Goodwill Pharmacy was thergest traditional medicine pharmacy in Dithoria State, and its owner was rumored to be an extremely mysterious and powerful figure.


    Some of their medicine was so rare that even the wealthy struggled to buy them.


    Yet, Natalie was saying that Goodwill Pharmacy belonged to her.


    Meanwhile, Zane was the youngest son of the Holt family. He was known for being carefree and irresponsible, but he was also the boyfriend of Ivan''s mistress'' daughter, Ruby Sinir.


    Due to Marcus'' close rtionship with Sophia, he never liked Zane. Everyone knew that Zane had done plenty to harm Sophia under Ruby''s influence.


    Yet, he just learned that Zane was associated with Goodwill Pharmacy, and that Goodwill Pharmacy belonged to Natalie. It meant that Zane was one of Natalie''s subordinates.


    After seeing the shift in Marcus'' expression, Natalie raised an eyebrow and asked coldly, "What? You got a problem?"


    "No, but do you know what kind of person Zane is?" Marcus wasn''t one to badmouth others, but this concerned Sophia''s safety.


    He continued, "Zane''s girlfriend is Sophia''s father''s illegitimate daughter, Ruby. In the past, Ruby bullied Sophia often, and it was with Zane''s help."


    Natalie tilted her head slightly. "Is that so? That''ll be easy to handle. I''ll just have Zane break up with Ruby."


    Marcus scoffed. "That''s impossible. Everyone knows how much Zane dotes on Ruby."


    Natalie smirked. "Mr. Holden, don''t be so sure. I didn''t know about this before, but now that I do, Zane has two choices. Either he breaks up with Ruby, or he scrams from Goodwill Pharmacy."


    "You''re choosing to side with Sophia?" Marcus asked.


    Natalie denied, "No, I just simply despise illegitimate children."


    vel


    Natalie nced at her phone. "And don''t tell me nonsense about how the unloved one is the real third party. That''s just shameless garbage people say to justify cheating. As for illegitimate children, don''t tell me they''re innocent. Ruby might be innocent, but her mother sure as hell isn''t."


    Marcus was silent for a moment before he replied in a deep voice, "I agree."


    Then, he said, "You asked me before


    if I liked Sophia and then if Sophia liked me.answered no to both of them. When I was young, I went with my grandfather to the seaside for business. Curiosity almost caused me to be swept away by the waves. Sophia jumped in and saved me."


    Marcus added, "From that moment on, I owed her my life."


    Natalie suddenly interrupted Marcus, saying, "Wait, you''re telling me you were almost washed away by the waves when you were young? Then, it was Sophia who saved you?"


    Marcus nodded. "Yes, she was by my side when I woke up."


    "And then you fell for her?" Natalie''s expression didn''t change. She merely looked at Marcus with a hint of disdain.


    Marcus'' expression darkened slightly. "No, I don''t like her. I wouldn''t fall for her just because she saved me, okay? I don''t believe that you should marry your savior."


    Natalie remarked, "But I guess you took very good care of Sophia since you were young."


    Marcus agreed. "Yes, she was never the favored child in the Sinir


    family and was often bullied. Since she saved my life, it''s only natural that I took care of her and made


    sure she had an easier time there."


    Natalie nodded. "I understand. That''s good."


    But as she said that, there was a self-deprecating smirk on her lips. She knew there was something wrong with Marcus-so it was because sea water got into his head when he was young.


    When Natalie saved Marcus that day, he was still conscious. It was one thing to not recognize your actual savior, but he actually took the first person he saw when he woke up as his savior.


    It was one thing if his eyesight was terrible, but his biggest problem was that his brain was not working too.


    When Natalie saved Marcus, she was still not afraid of water. It was only after years of abuse from Diana, being held underwater until she almost drowned, that she developed her fear.


    However, fate worked in strange ways. She saved Marcus when she was young. Then, the random girl who hadtched onto Marcus turned out to be Sophia. Since Marcus failed to recognize her, Natalie couldn''t be bothered to correct him. After all, when she looked into Sophia''s background, it was true that Sophia had suffered with the Sinir family.


    "So, I don''t like Sophia, and she doesn''t like me either." Marcus saw that Natalie looked disinterested and emphasized again.


    "I understand. Who you like and who she likes has nothing to do with me. You don''t need to go out of your way to exin it to me," Natalie said in amusement. Marcus pursed his lips. "No, it has to be exined. I don''t like being misunderstood."


    Natalie waved it off. "Alright, alright, no misunderstandings. Look, Zane is here."


    As they spoke, the ambnce from Goodwill Pharmacy arrived. Zane jumped out


    of the car, grinning widely when he saw Natalie. "Natalie, I finally get to see you again."


    "Zane, are you still dating Ruby?" Natalie''s expression darkened as she faced Zane''s eager smile.


    Zane was confused but answered honestly, "Yes! She''s my girlfriend. What''s wrong?"


    Natalie continued, "Did you and Ruby use to bully Sophia?"