Natalie was holding her breath. Just as she lifted her hand, getting ready to p Marcus, he immediately returned to his seat and let out an awkward cough.


    "There''s construction on some stretches, and it gets bumpy in ces. Better keep your seatbelt on."


    As soon as he finished his sentence, he buckled himself up as well.


    Natalie was at a loss for words.


    The ride was smooth all the way to Holden Residence, and Natalie never spotted any roadwork throughout.


    She nced at Marcus, only to see him grinning at her. Unruffled, he leaned back and closed his eyes, as if being caught in a lie was nothing worth worrying about.


    The corner of Natalie''s lips twitched a little. "What a bastard... I knew he did it on purpose!" she thought.


    "Don''t be mad, okay?" Marcus said. "I''ll bring you to The Book Sanctum."


    "Okay."


    Natalie trailed behind Marcus. Connie was still staying at Holden Residence to take care of Charles. When she saw Nataliee, she ran outside to wee her.


    "Doctor... I mean, hi, Ms. Walker!"


    Connie rushed toward Natalie. She was so excited that she almost called Natalie "Dr. Elim".


    "How''s Grandpa Charles?" Natalie asked.


    "He''s feeling much better now. Other than taking the medicine on time every day, he exercises with me in the morning too!"


    Connie continued with a beam, "Mr. Holden Senior also gave me a lot of gifts! They''re all valuable stuff."


    Natalie chuckled. "You can bring Grandpa Charles to the hospital for a full-body checkup five dayster. Once you confirm that he''s all good, you''re good to go."


    "Will do," Connie replied happily. "Ms. Walker, are you here to visit Mr. Holden Senior?"


    "Yes, and I''m going to take a look at The Book Sanctum in Holden Residence as well."


    "Mr. Holden Senior is at the garden. Let me bring you there. Also, they recently got a new batch of pretty flowers."


    Connie looked at Marcus, who was standing behind Natalie, and waved at him. "Hi, Mr. Holden."


    Marcus responded in a t tone, "Hello."


    "Marcus, I''m going to have a chat with Grandpa Charles, so you can go find the sketchbook first. I''ll let Sheldon take me to The Book Sanctumter," Natalie said.


    "Okay."


    Connie widened her eyes in shock at how Marcus had just agreed obediently. The way he spoke and talked to Natalie—it was like they were in a rtionship!


    She figured she had to be imagining it.


    Connie took a moment to calm down. Then, she led Natalie to the garden to see Charles.


    As they were walking to the garden, Natalie noticed the new batch of flowers Connie had mentioned.


    The white jasmine flowers were in full bloom on both sides of the path and in the center of the garden.


    The jasmine flowers were different in size, and they were trimmed in different shapes too. Since there was a huge amount of jasmine flowers, a burst of fragrance would fill the air as soon as someone passed by.


    The green foliage was dense, and the white flowers bloomed at the tops, arranged in an orderly fashion-truly a refreshing sight to see.


    "The workers built a new ss conservatory. I heard it was Mr. Holden who had ordered them to build it, and there are a lot of jasmine flowers nted in it," Connie whispered as she guided Natalie to the garden. "And there''s more than one color of the jasmine flower; they''ve been specially bred in all shades.


    "Who knows why he likes jasmine flowers so much all of a sudden."


    Natalie didn''t know how to respond. After all, it wasn''t because Marcus liked jasmine flowers, but because he wanted to repay his lifesaver after he found out who she was.


    On top of that, she was using jasmine flowers as her profile picture.


    As they walked to the garden, Natalie realized how huge Holden Residence''s backyard was—it was way bigger than the Walker residence''s backyard.


    The backyard featured the same stable as Walker Estate, as well as a golf field. Another area featured a lush, green orchard with a big pond before it.


    Besides caring for Charles, Connie had a lot of free time staying in Holden Residence. Thus, Sheldon assigned a helper to her, and they toured Holden Residence entirely.


    Connie might have been more familiar with the residence now ifpared to Marcus.


    After all, Marcus was very busy and didn''t have much time to spend in the residence.


    Soon, they arrived at the ss conservatory. Natalie saw Charles inside with the gardener, trimming the jasmine branches.


    "Mr. Holden Senior!" Connie called out to Charles in a cheerful tone.


    Charles looked up, smiling at her. "Over here, Connie!"


    "Okay!


    "Mr. Holden Senior, look who came!" Connie said, stepping aside.


    Natalie was standing behind her and grinning.


    "I''m here to see you, Grandpa Charles."


    "Nattie!" Charles eximed. He put down the scissors and walked to Natalie, grabbing her hands as he assessed her carefully. "It''s been a while, and you''re even prettier Row. You''ve got so much love from your parents and brothers-your eyes are sparkling!"


    Charles chuckled as he joked, but he meant what he had said just now. Back then


    in the Langleys, Grace did Natalie nasty.


    He should really stop recalling those memories. The more he thought about it, the more frustrated he felt to have epted such a deceitful and malicious person as his godsister.


    Langley Group was now under Victor and Selena''s control, and there was always something wrong with thepany. After the former shareholders sold their shares to Victor, they went abroad to enjoy life.  s?novel


    Now that Langley Group was in trouble, Victor couldn''t even turn things around by himself. Grace, who had spent years pretending to be out of the loop and enjoying her time at the nursing home, had no choice but to return to Langley Group to manage everything.


    However, Selena refused to listen to her. The spies Charles had left at thepany reported to him at times, saying that Selena and Grace started to argue again in a meeting.


    Given her age, Grace ended up in the hospital every time she got so infuriated.


    Seeing Natalie standing before him, looking much better than before, Charles was genuinely happy for her.


    "Nattie,e and see the jasmine flowers here! Do you like them?"


    Charles grabbed Natalie''s hand. "The blue jasmine flower is a new variety, and it was bred at Marcus'' request. Once it blooms, I''ll ask someone to send you a pot. And this, too, is a red one.


    "As for this pot right here... let me think." Charles gave his head a little knock.


    "Oh, right! Marcus said this is brown."


    Natalie''s eyes widened in surprise. "Brown?"


    A jasmine flower in brown-she couldn''t even imagine it.


    "Yes, brown." Charles let out a chuckle. "I was dumbfounded when Marcus told


    me that. A brown-colored jasmine flower? That''s hard to believe. "When it blooms, I''ll give a pot of it to you so you can see it yourself." Natalie was staring at the jasmine flower buds in front of her, deep in thought. "Ms. Walker, Mr. Marcus sent me to bring you to The Book Sanctum." Sheldon walked over and said politely, "Mr. Holden Senior, Mr. Marcus asked me to invite Ms. Walker over. She could join you again after she''s done."


    "No problem," Charles replied, grinning. "Nattie, there are several books you won''t find on the market in The Book Sanctum. Let Marcus give them to you if any of them catches your eye."


    "It''s fine, I''ll just take a look." Natalie broke into a smile. "I''ll get going, Grandpa Charles."


    "Okay!"


    Natalie followed Sheldon out of the ss conservatory. Connie, however, stayed inside with Charles. She said something to him that made him burst outughing.