"Huh?" Natalieughed in anger. This was her territory. What did Marcus think he could do?


    "Call Elijah over," Natalie instructed.


    "Okay." Zane ran off eagerly.


    Elijah stood like a mountain at the entrance of Goodwill Pharmacy, allowing outsiders in but preventing employees from leaving.


    "Elijah, Natalie is calling for you."


    Elijah turned around and nced at Zane. He shook his head firmly. "I won''t go. I need to guard this ce."


    "This is Goodwill Pharmacy, not the Holdens'' territory," Zane said angrily. He stepped in front of Elijah, trying to assert dominance.


    However, Elijah was too tall and burly. While standing before him, Zane didn''t have an imposing presence at all. In fact, he looked more like a tiny mouse.


    "I don''t care. I only listen to Mr. Holden," Elijah replied in his deep, muffled voice. "As for Ms. Walker, I will wait for Mr. Holden to arrive and then go over to apologize and ept my punishment. Even if you use a cannon to st me away right now, I''m not leaving."


    "You-"


    "Zane, forget it." Just then, Natalie''s voice sounded from behind. She stepped forward and looked Elijah up and down.


    "Why is Marcus suddenlying over? And why did he seal off Goodwill Pharmacy?" she asked. "Elijah, did you say something to Marcus?"


    Elijah immediately shook his head nervously and said, "No, Ms. Walker. I don''t understand what you''re talking about. Regardless, I didn''t say anything. I''m just a bodyguard. I''ll do whatever Mr. Holden asks me to do.


    "As for the rest, you can ask Mr. Holden when he arrives."


    With his head hung low and gaze directed downward, Elijah refused to meet Natalie''s eyes. How could he dare to admit that he had overheard her conversation with Sophia and then immediately called Marcus?


    However, Natalie was Marcus'' lifesaver! If she hadn''t left when they were young, and Sophia hadn''t taken credit, Marcus and Natalie might have grown up together as childhood sweethearts.


    Elijah quietly nced at Natalie, who had narrowed her eyes and studied him carefully. Her gaze seemed to indicate that she had already guessed something was up.


    He quickly turned to look away. As long as he didn''t admit it, Natalie couldn''t do anything to him either.


    Natalie curved the corners of her lips upward. "When Marcus arrives, tell him toe see me."


    "Understood, Natalie."


    "Yes, Ms. Walker."


    Zane and Elijah spoke simultaneously, and after they finished, they red at each other. It was clear they disliked the other party.


    Natalie didn''t care. Since Elijah wanted to guard the entrance, then so be it.


    But Marcus-what exactly was he trying to do?


    Half an hourter, Marcus arrived at Goodwill Pharmacy. Without waiting for Elijah to speak, he immediately circled around the area before heading straight to Natalie''s office.


    "Sit down, Mr. Holden!" Natalie had just finished reviewing the recent reports from Goodwill Pharmacy, and her eyes were starting to hurt a bit. She rubbed her eyes, then took the teapot and poured a cup of tea for Marcus.


    "The moment you arrived at Goodwill Pharmacy, you kept walking around inside. Why? Are you looking for someone?" Natalie asked.


    Marcus stared at Natalie intently, his thoughts whirling in his mind uncontrobly. He really wanted to ask her why she hadn''t told him from the beginning that she was the one who saved his life.


    Why had she allowed Sophia to take credit for saving him? Why was she willing to help Sophia, but unwilling to tell him the truth?


    She even allowed Sophia to continue misleading him. Sophia had agreed with her, but then immediately told him the truth behind her back.


    "Mr. Holden, why are you looking at me like that?" Natalie felt a bit uneasy under Marcus'' intense and fiery gaze. "Is there something on my face?"


    "Natalie," Marcus said in a much rougher voice than usual. "I''m sorry."


    "Huh?" Natalie felt even more uneasy now. "Mr. Holden, you... what''s going on?"


    "I''m sorry I had Elijah block the doors of Goodwill Pharmacy. I really dide here to look for someone," Marcus slowly said in his deep, maic voice.


    In this short time, he had considered many possibilities.


    It was his own mistake, and it was understandable that Natalie avoided him. He needed to make up for the mistakes he had made, but he also


    had to make sure that Natalie e


    wouldn''t be resentful of his approach.  swnovel


    "I circled around just now but couldn''t find them," Marcus exined slowly. The location of King of Hearts pointed to Goodwill Pharmacy, but his purpose ining wasn''t for them-it was for Natalie.  swnovel


    "I..." Marcus'' voice sounded hoarse. "I''m sorry. And also, thank you."


    Natalie pushed the teacup toward Marcus. "Mr. Holden, why are you acting so strangely? What are you apologizing and thanking me for?"


    She looked at Marcus with a half-smile, wondering if Sophia had sold her out based on his odd behavior.


    "I''m sorry. I wasn''t clear about many things before, so I treated you with prejudice, Marcus apologized sincerely. "To be honest, when I first visited Mrs. Langley Senior at Amberton, I overheard your conversation with her outside the door."  swnovel


    "So?"


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    Just then, Natalie came to a realization. She had wondered why, despite having never met Marcus before, he always seemed to have a subtle displeasure and contempt toward her.


    "I am very sorry. I misunderstood you deeply without getting to know you." Marcus stared deeply and intently at Natalie. "Later, I even overheard Mrs. Langley Senior tell you to seduce me."


    Natalie was rendered speechless. So Marcus must have heard Grace tell her to steal him if she couldn''t win him over, and if that didn''t work, to drug him and make him fall for her.


    She reached up to cover her cheeks, feeling a sense of hopelessness.


    "Sorry." Marcus looked at the woman before him, her hands covering her face. He couldn''t tell if she was speechless or shy, but for some reason, his spirits lifted slightly.


    "Stop talking," came Natalie''s muffled voice. "Marcus, just shut up. If you came here to say all this, it would be better if you just killed me."


    In the past, she had trusted Grace too much. No matter what Grace said or did,


    she always attributed everything to her good intentions toward her.


    Even though Natalie knew Grace''s ideas were wrong, she didn''t refute them on the spot, instead treating Grace like a child and soothing her.


    That was why Marcus had misunderstood her after overhearing their conversation.


    Natalie paused for a moment before removing her hands from her cheeks. Whether Marcus misunderstood her or not, it didn''t really matter. After all, she had never thought about getting involved with him.


    Still, it was rare to be able to hear this aloof man apologize to her.


    "Let''s forget about the past. I didn''t take it to heart." Natalieposed herself and said, "So, you came to Goodwill Pharmacy to look for someone. Could you tell me who you''re looking for?"