Natalie''s gaze was extremely fierce and sharp. The pressure in her tone was so strong that Sophia couldn''t help but feel awe. She didn''t even have time to think- she just nodded automatically.


    "I''ll remember it," Sophia promised.


    "That''s good. I still have other matters to take care of, so Helena will look after you. If you need anything, just tell her directly," Natalie said.


    After that, Natalie tucked Sophia in with the nket and said nothing more before turning around and leaving the room.


    The moment she stepped out, Elijah emerged from the shadows. His heart was pounding heavily.


    Oh heavens, what did he just hear? It turned out the person who had saved Marcus as a child wasn''t Sophia—it was Natalie!


    For all these years, Sophia had been Marcus'' false lifesaver.


    Natalie was truly wronged. She had saved Marcus multiple times, yet in the beginning, Marcus had treated her with disdain.


    This wouldn''t do. Elijah had to set the record straight for Natalie!


    Elijah immediately pulled out his phone and called Marcus. He knew eavesdropping was wrong, and even if he got punished for it, he was willing to ept it.


    "Hello, Mr. Holden. I have something to tell you."


    Elijah lowered his voice and turned to face the wall, saying sneakily, "The person who saved you as a child wasn''t Ms. Sinir. It was Ms. Walker! I overheard everything just now, and I even recorded it. Should I send it to you, Mr. Holden?" On the other end of the call, Marcus was shocked. What did this mean? Sophia wasn''t his savior, and it had been Natalie all along?


    "Elijah, send me the recording," Marcus instructed.


    "Yes, Mr. Holden."


    After Elijah hung up, he immediately sent the recording to Marcus. Once he had done it, he sighed inwardly for Marcus. Natalie didn''t even want Sophia to tell him the truth. She clearly hated Marcus!


    Marcus had repaid his gratitude to the wrong person for so many years! Elijah wondered if Marcus'' brain was even functioning properly.


    Elijah tilted his head back and gazed at the sky, feeling sorrowful.


    Inside the president''s office at Holden Group''s office building, Marcus held his phone up and listened to the recording Elijah had sent him.


    He listened to every word without missing a single detail. When the recording ended, his expression had darkened to a terrifying degree.


    Sophia had deceived him for so many years, while Natalie had known all along that he had mistaken his savior but never once mentioned it.


    At this moment, Marcus felt like aplete fool.


    "Ha!" Marcus was so furious that he actuallyughed out loud. He recalled how, back then, when he exined why he had helped Sophia, Natalie had given him such a strange look.


    She had known the truth but never said a word. She really didn''t want to get involved with him!


    Marcus deleted the recording and called Elijah, saying, "Elijah, act like you don''t know anything about this. Don''t say a single thing."


    "Yes, Mr. Holden," Elijah quickly responded respectfully. "Mr. Holden, do you still need me to stay with Ms. Sinir?"


    Now that he knew the truth, Elijah no longer viewed Sophia in a good light. Even if she had unavoidable circumstances, she shouldn''t have stolen someone else''s credit.


    "Stay. Act as if nothing happened, and do what you''re supposed to," Marcus ordered, exhaling a heavy breath.


    Natalie hadpletely surprised him. She didn''t have any good feelings toward him now, so it was best if he didn''t provoke her unnecessarily.


    And anyway, she needed him to y along in this act. They couldn''tpletely sever their rtionship just yet.


    Marcus had just ended the call when his phone rang again. He nced at the screen. The caller ID showed it was Sophia calling.


    He answered with a nk expression, his tone not revealing any change in his emotions. "Hello, Sophia?"


    "Marcus, I need to confess


    something to you," Sophia''s hoarse voice sounded through the phoned am not your savior. I lied to you. You can take revenge on me or punish me however you want. I know I made a mistake.  swnovel


    "When we were kids, I just took advantage of the situation. Because I coveted your power and wanted someone to protect me, ensuring. could have an easier time in the Sinirs, I imed the credit for saving you.  swnovel


    "Over the years, I have thought countless times about wanting to be honest with you, but I was always too scared."


    As Sophia spoke, she began to choke up. "But now, I''m not afraid anymore, Marcus. I''m not afraid."


    Natalie had already said that the help others could give her couldn''tpare to the help she could give herself.


    So, even if she was afraid, she had to bravely take that step forward. Natalie didn''t want her to tell Marcus the truth, but Sophia couldn''t get past this hurdle in her heart. She couldn''t repay kindness with ingratitude and deception.


    What belonged to Natalie would be returned to her.


    "Marcus, did you hear me? I was not your savior when we were kids. I lied to you. You can punish me any way you want. I know I was wrong, and I admit it now."


    "Sophia, tell me, who was the one who actually saved me as a child?" Marcus interrupted Sophia. In the recording Elijah sent to him, Natalie had clearly instructed Sophia to keep up the lie.


    "That..." Sophia hesitated for a moment before quickly replying firmly, "I don''t know. When I saw you, you were already lying on the beach. Marcus, I don''t know who saved you."


    Sophia felt a little guilty, but she had promised Natalie that she wouldn''t tell Marcus it was her who saved him.


    "Alright." Marcus hung up the phone without hesitation.


    "Hah!"


    His speechlessness caused him to sneer once more. After knowing Sophia for so long, this was the first time he realized he didn''t understand her at all.


    Marcus opened a drawer, took out another phone from inside it, logged into a specific email ount, and saw a message from King of Hearts.


    They said, "Find the whereabouts of Wesley and Laura from Holden Group."


    Marcus tapped the screen and sent a message to King of Hearts.


    "Who are you? Why are you looking into Wesley and Laura?" he asked.


    King of Hearts replied, "Because I am your father."


    Speechless, Marcus thought the person was rude andcked manners. He set


    the phone aside and then logged into his personal email on theputer. He quickly typed on the keyboard.


    King of Hearts was the leader of this mysterious website, nicknamed by others simply as King. Mysterious and etusive, no one knew their gender or whether they operated domestically or internationally.  swnovel


    Moreover, King of Hearts rarely appeared. When they did, it meant something big was about to happen.


    Marcus had gone up against King of Hearts several times, but he had never been able to track them down.


    That said, King of Hearts had never been able to trap him either.


    Marcus, still fuming from earlier, wanted to vent his frustration on someone, and King of Hearts had just presented themselves as the perfect target.


    He typed quickly on the keyboard, and strings of code shed across the screen. Soon, he had locked onto the location of King of Hearts.


    Then, immediately after, his gaze darkened. King of Hearts was at... Goodwill


    Pharmacy.


    The next second, King of Hearts disappeared, and an image of an octopus


    popped up on Marcus'' screen.


    The octopus proceeded to squirt a cloud of ink at his screen.