"What exactly did Emma do to Sophia?" Mason asked, feeling confused. "Natalie, did I miss something? What''s going on?"


    Natalie took a deep breath, trying to steady her emotions. "Mason, let''s go to my room to talk. This isn''t something we should discuss out here."


    "Alright," Mason agreed.


    "Are Lincoln, Hector, and Timothy home? Call them up too. We need to have a family meeting," Natalie said firmly.


    "They''re here. I''ll go get them," Mason replied. "What about Sky? Should we call him too?"


    "No," Natalie said coldly, her expression darkening at the mention of Sky.


    She had thought he''d changed after what happened at the charity event, but now


    it was clear that his behavior only shifted when Emma wasn''t involved. The moment Emma was in the picture, Natalie meant nothing to him.


    She should have known better than to hold any hope for Sky.


    "Mason, do you know which Sinir property Sky moved Emma to?" Natalie asked.


    "Yeah, it''s the one Sophia owns in the southern suburbs. That area hasn''t been developed yet, so it''s pretty remote. Sophia got it because Ruby didn''t want it— Sophia always ends up with the scraps Ruby doesn''t care about," Mason exined.


    "After all, Sophia was engaged to Sky before, so even though the Sinirs didn''t like her, they couldn''tpletely neglect her when it came to assets."


    Mason had been about to leave to gather the others, but he paused and added, "What Sky''s doing is just wrong. How dare he? I only found out this afternoon that you were bullied at the charity event, and then Mom and Sky went to break off the engagement with the Sinirs.


    "If the engagement is off, then Sky and Sophia are done, right? So, why does he have the nerve to move Emma into Sophia''s property? Is it just because Sophia gave him a spare key before? This is so shameless."


    Natalie agreed wholeheartedly, but she was too angry to even muster the energy to curse. "Mason, I''ll wait for you in my room."


    "Got it. I''ll go get the others," Mason said. "Oh, and should we tell Dad and Mom about this?"


    "Not yet," Natalie replied, rubbing her temples.


    Their parents had already made their stance clear, but Sky was still stubbornly refusing to see reason. Telling their parents would only result in Sky getting punished again, but it wouldn''t change his blind loyalty to Emma.


    Natalie couldn''t shake the thought-why did Emma get to live in Sophia''s house? The idea gnawed at her, fueling her frustration. Emma, who had caused so much pain and chaos, didn''t deserve suchfort or protection.


    Natalie carried the boxes up to the fifth floor and into her room. While waiting for her brothers, she quickly took photos of the sketchbooks and sent them to Federrick. Almost instantly, Federrick replied with an address and a phone number, instructing her to mail the items there.


    Natalie acknowledged the message and stashed the boxes under her bed.


    A short whileter, the doorbell rang. Natalie got up to answer it and found her four brothers standing outside. They were dressed in casual homewear, and as they entered, Lincoln led the way, followed by the others in order of age.


    "Natalie, tell us what you need us to do," Lincoln said, taking charge. "Mason gave us a rough idea of the situation, and my contacts have already filled me in on the details. That scumbag Sky has no shame."


    Hector was a doctor, typically the most mild-mannered among them. Yet, at this moment, he couldn''t suppress his frustration. "Ms. Sinir doesn''t even know about this yet. Now that we do, we can''t just keep it from her."


    "If we did, we''d be no better than Sky," Natalie said calmly. "However, Ms. Sinir doesn''t have the power to fight this battle alone, so I''m going to have Marcus help her. What we need to do is keep Sky under control at home, cut off hismunication with the outside world, and make sure his people


    can''t assist Emma."


    Mason furiously interjected, "Why are you still calling her Emma? She doesn''t deserve to carry the Walker family name. Natalie, you should call her what she is -a vile creature."


    Natalie paused, then nodded. "You''re


    right. Emma doesn''t deserve any respect. Ms: Sinir isn''t in the best


    health right now, but she needs to handle this herself. I''ll have Marcus protect her so the Sinirs don''t dare to cause her any trouble. Then,


    we''ll have Ms. Sinire here


    and confront Sky directly."


    Lincoln exchanged nces with his brothers. "No problem. I''ll go talk to Sky right now."


    "Hector, you go take Sky''s phone," Lincoln instructed.


    "Timothy, you hack into Sky''sputer and disable it," he added.


    "Mason, you go with Natalie to see Ms. Sinir," Lincoln continued. "Since Sky


    broke off the engagement, he has no right to treat her this way."


    He turned back to Natalie. "Mason


    back


    also mentioned that Emma did


    some terrible things to Ms. Sinir If you know the details, Natalie, just tell us. You can trust us. We aren''t like Sky. We don''t turn a blind eye to injustice or act without reason. Sky loses his mind when ites to Emma. It''s infuriating."


    Natalie was silent for a long moment before she finally said, "There are some things I can''t share right now. If Ms. Sinir chooses to bring it up when she confronts Sky, then everyone will know. If she doesn''t, then I have to respect her privacy."


    Lincoln nodded in understanding. "Alright, we won''t press the issue."


    The Walkers were all sharp-minded, and even without Natalie spelling it out, they could guess that whatever Emma had done to Sophia was nothing short of horrific.


    "By the way, does anyone know where Cindy went after she got fired?" Natalie added.


    The mention of Cindy made her think of Shane. He had to be in contact with her. Natalie suspected that Sky had hidden Cindy away but had yet to find solid proof.


    "I know," Mason said, raising his hand. "Sky moved Cindy to Causeway Bay, and he''s got people guarding her tightly. Perhaps he was afraid you''d go after her, Natalie."


    Natalie let out a cold chuckle. She had suspected as much. As expected, Sky was involved.


    "And Shane? Is he still working here?"


    Lincoln nodded. "Yes, after Gabriel''s incident, Shane volunteered to take over the job of feeding the horses. He''s essentially reced Shane. Shane is Cindy''s son. Cindy had been working here even before she got pregnant with him, so he''s practically grown up in this household."


    "Does Shane treat Emma well?" Natalie asked.


    Lincoln nodded again. "Very well. In fact, all the staff here treat Emma well, especially Cindy and Shane."


    "Wait," Lincoln said, suddenly realizing something.


    He looked at Natalie. "Natalie, are you suspecting that Cindy might be Emma''s biological mother?"