Natalie sat on the couch, her pretty face looking icy cold. Her voice was sharp and firm, leaving no room for refusal.


    Charlotte looked at Natalie with a face full of loving pride. Her daughter finally treated them like a true family and considered the Walker residence to be her real home.


    This was exactly how her daughter should be. She should be sharp and decisive, rather than behaving like Emma, who only knew how to cry and sulk when something happened.


    When Marcus canceled the engagement, Emma wept and clung to Charlotte. But Natalie immediately told Marcus to call off the engagement and get lost.


    Charlotte''s lips curved into a smile. Her eyes-so much like Natalie''s gleamed with pride. She couldn''t be prouder of her daughter.


    Gorge quickly asked the helpers to bring out all their records. Even though they kept electronic files, the Walker family also had paper copies on hand.


    "Ms. Natalie, please look here. This one is Cindy''s information. This set is for those who work in the stables. This set is for those who work in the main living room. This set is for the front yard. This set is for the back garden.


    "This set is for the second floor. This set is for the third floor..."


    Gorge showed Natalie all the helpers'' records in every area of Walker Estate.


    Natalie picked up Cindy''s file andpared it to Gabriel''s. Sure enough, Gabriel really was Cindy''s rtive. They even looked somewhat alike.


    Natalie nced at Gabriel and then at Emma, who sat on the couch and said nothing. Then, she took theptop Gorge had handed her and began to check all the surveince footage.


    Emma sat on the couch with her thumbs unconsciously twisting in small circles. "Nat, did you find anything?" Charlotte sat down beside Natalie. She told Gorge to bring some hot milk. "Nat, have some warm milk to soothe your throat."


    "Thank you, Mom." Natalie took the milk and drained it in one go.


    When she was living with the Langleys, Grace treated her kindly. However, Grace was often away from home, and Diana never let her drink milk. Ordinary children drank it every day, yet Diana would forbid it.


    For a while, Natalie craved milk badly. Diana would insult her, calling her horrible names and saying she hoped Natalie would choke on it.


    Diana even let the milk go bad on purpose and then forced Natalie to drink it. Natalie took one sip and spat it out, and then she received a harsh p from Diana.


    That time, Diana forced her to drink so much spoiled milk that she ended up in the hospital that same night.


    When Grace rushed over from work, she pped Diana and Victor right in front of Natalie. Then, she yelled at them in the hospital room, saying if they couldn''t raise the child properly, she would do it herself.


    Little Nataliey weakly in the hospital bed, yet she still tried tofort her grandmother, saying she was fine.


    After that, Natalie no longer drank milk. She finally overcame her fear when she met Federrick, who gave her all kinds of milk.


    "Nat, don''t worry. I''m going to see the Sinir family and the Holden familyter to apologize in person." Charlotte reached out and gently pressed Natalie''s shoulders. "Take care of your eyes. Don''t sit too close to theputer."


    Charlotte said softly, "This happened at our house. Your dad and I will not let you bear it alone. Besides, Mason was here at the time. me him if you must."


    "Yes. me me instead," Mason chimed in. "Nat, don''t push yourself too hard, and please don''t feel too guilty. It''s my fault. I shouldn''t have gone to change my clothes."


    "It has nothing to do with you," Natalie answered coolly. Her fingers moved the mouse, carefully checking the camera feed around the stables. She focused on Gabriel in particr.


    In the footage, Gabriel fed hay to the horses as usual. When he was about to feed sh, he suddenly turned around and walked off-camera.


    A whileter, he came back, smoking a cigarette. Then, he gathered more hay and began feeding each horse one by one.


    When he reached sh, he set down the hay and took several heavy drags on his cigarette. He then blew smoke toward sh''s nose, over and over.


    sh sneezed a few times, but Gabriel kept blowing smoke at its nose. He would blow smoke, then look toward the road in the distance.


    The moment Marcus'' car appeared, Gabriel opened the stable door and led sh out. He whispered something into the horse''s ear, pointed toward Marcus'' car, and then Nashed sh hard on its backside with a whip.


    sh neighed, reared its front hooves, and bolted straight for Marcus'' car. Everyone knew what happened after that.


    "Gabriel, you were smoking while you fed the horses," Natalie said.


    Charlotte''s expression darkened. Before Natalie could speak, she gave Gorge a look. Gorge nodded and called in two private security guards. "Seize Gabriel."


    Gabriel fell to his knees with a thud. "Mrs. Walker, Ms. Natalie, I did smoke, but I didn''t do anything else!"


    "The evidence is right in front of you. Are you still going to deny it?" Natalie coldly asked as she stood up. "I''ll give you one chance. Hand over the cigarette you were smoking."


    "It was just a regr cigarette, Ms. Natalie. I''ve been feeding horses here for years, and nothing like this has ever happened. Then you show up, and sh goes crazy. Why not me yourself instead?"


    The private guards restrained Gabriel. He looked up at Natalie with hatred in his eyes. "Ms. Natalie, you came back and drove out my aunt. Now you want to drive me out too?


    "Mr. and Mrs Walker, my aunt and I have worked so hard here for so many years: Even if we haven''t done a lot, we''ve worked ourselves to the bone. You kicked my aunt out just because she said a few things about Ms. Natalie. Now that sh ran someone down, you want to put that on me too?


    "Mr. and Mrs. Walker, your daughter is precious, but does that mean we helpers


    are just worthless weeds for you to trample on?"


    Everyone at the scene gasped. Gabriel''s words all but confirmed his resentment


    toward the family, especially Natalie, who had just returned.


    With the surveince footage as solid proof, his excuses lookedpletely powerless.


    William and Charlotte both turned their gaze on him.


    "So you think that as a paid worker,


    you should outrank our own


    daughter William sneered. "It


    ет


    seems you and Cindy really are cut from the same cloth. Just because you''ve been here a long time, you think this ce should answer to you, is that it?"


    "Mr. Walker, that''s not what I meant. I just think it''s unfair."


    "You''re on a sry. Why talk about fairness?" Natalie asked coldly. She picked up her phone and made a call. "Hello, please invite Mr. Holden inside."


    "Yes, Ms. Natalie."


    Natalie hung up. A momentter, Marcus was escorted in by the private guards.


    "Mr. Holden, this is the man who caused the horse to go wild. Tell me how you''d like to handle him. Should we hand him over to you?"