Marcus spoke too harshly, making Samantha too afraid to keep crying. Her hands clenched unconsciously as she shuddered.


    Natalie rushed to pat Samantha on the shoulder. "Ms. ir, don''t be afraid."


    "Marcus isn''t wrong. I n to join forces with him to take over Sinir Group and give it to you and Sophia," she said. "You''re Sophia''s mother, so if you can''t support her, who else can?


    "Ms. ir, you have to pull yourself together. You''re Ivan''s rightful wife! How could you let his mistress just step all over you? Ms. ir, you need to understand that when ites to an affair, your children will suffer if you don''t stay strong."


    "That''s right," Marcus continued coldly. "Ms. ir, just look at how Sophia''s been living these few years. If it weren''t for me, she probably wouldn''t even have survived until now. What kind of mother are you? Besides praying in the convent all day, all you do is cry. Is crying going to solve your problems?"


    "Marcus!" Natalie called out, wanting him to be less harsh. However, after some thought, Natalie knew she didn''t have any idea how to console her either.


    Marcus was simply stating the truth of the matter. He wasn''t wrong.


    "What is it?" Marcus responded. His tone softened when he spoke to Natalie. "Natalie, do you need me to do something?"


    Natalie fell silent. His change in attitude was far too obvious, and she couldn''t help but overthink things.


    Benefactor or not, this double standard was too much!


    "Never mind," Natalie said as she shook her head. "Keep going."


    The corner of Marcus'' lips quirked up. "That''s all I have to say. I''ll stay here and wait. Natalie, you take Ms. ir to a hotel nearby to get some rest."


    "I''m not going. I''ll wait here instead," Samantha choked. She shook her head and refused to go to a hotel to rest. "Ms. Walker, you and Marcus should go have a rest."


    "If not for you, I don''t know what would happen to Sophia. I can''t thank you enough," Samantha said, reaching out to hold Natalie''s hands and tearing up.


    Natalie quickly reached out to steady her.


    "Ms. ir, it''s alright. Sophia and I are friends. It''s only right for me to help her." "This isn''t about right or wrong," Samantha said, wiping her tears. "If not for Marcus'' men bringing me out, I wouldn''t have left the convent.


    "I promise I will never forget what you''ve done for me. You too, Ms. Walker. I will never forget all the help you''ve given Sophia. Thank you... thank you so much..."


    Samantha sped her hands in prayer, thanking them profusely. She lowered her head, overwhelmed by emotion.


    Marcus and Natalie walked up together to help steady her.


    "Ms. Walker, Marcus, you both should rest. I''ll stay here and wait," Samantha said as she wiped more tears away. "Sophia is alive. That is the biggest blessing I could ever ask for. I truly can''t thank you enough."


    "Ms. Walker, Mr. Holden. Zane and Zachary have arrived," Noah informed.


    Natalie and Marcus turned to see the two brothers, Zane and Zachary. Zachary''s expression was stoic, whereas Zane kept peering indoors.


    "Bring them over."


    "Will do, Mr. Holden."


    Shortly after, Zachary and Zane approached.


    "Mr. Holden, Ms. Walker," Zachary greeted first. It was not long ago since they hadst met when Natalie took Sophia''s recent medical reports from Zachary.


    "Mr. Holden, Natalie," Zane greeted softly. "Is Sophia alright?"


    "She''s in the Intensive Care Unit. She''ll be transferred to the VIP ward tomorrow after observation tonight."


    "That''s good to know."


    Zane could finally rx. After spending some time with Sophia recently, he had started developing feelings for her.


    However, Zane never knew his own brother was Sophia''s psychiatrist. Both Sophia and his brother kept it a secret and left him out of the loop.


    "Ms. Walker, Mr. Holden, you two should take a break. I''ll apany Ms. ir," Zachary said, nodding toward Natalie and Marcus. "With me here, you two can rest easy."


    "Alright," Marcus responded, reaching over to grab Natalie. "I''ll leave it to you then, Mr. Holt."


    "No problem," Zachary said while producing a nket from his bag He draped it over Samantha and folded his jacket before cing it on a chair. "Ms. ir, you can have a nap here."


    "That won''t be necessary. I can''t sleep."


    "Then lie down and have a rest."


    Zachary''s tone was soft. He was a psychiatrist, after all. He knew that Samantha wouldn''t rest no matter what he said, so he simply prepared


    thing for her to rest at the door.


    As for Marcus and Natalie, the two had already done enough to help Sophia. It


    was about time they took a rest.


    "I''ll leave this to you then, Mr. Holt," Marcus said as he pulled Natalie aside and looked at her.


    Natalie was lost in thought and didn''t respond to the exchange.


    "Alright, no problem."


    "See you tomorrow morning then."


    "See you tomorrow morning."


    Marcus left, bringing Natalie with him. He left Elijah and Noah behind.


    As the two of them left the hospital, Julia chased after them. She wouldn''t give up


    until she got her hands on the medicine from Goodwill Pharmacy.


    "Ms. Walker! Please, I''m begging you, sell me the medicine! I must have Goodwill Pharmacy''s medicine!" Julia begged, groveling before Natalie.


    "I can''t live without Goodwill Pharmacy''s medicine!"


    "You''re not going to die," Natalie said, looking down at Julia emotionlessly. "Your life will be worse than death."


    Natalie''s lip curled up in a sneer as she spoke.


    "It''s not like I''m not going to sell the medicine to you. All you need to do is beg Sophia and Ms. ir for forgiveness, and I''ll sell it to you."


    "Huh?" Julia froze up. She hadn''t expected Natalie to make such a request.


    "Stay there if you like the ground so much," Natalie retorted. She walked past Julia and entered the car without even looking back.


    "Ms. Walker! Ms. Walker!"


    Julia was left in the dust as the car drove off.


    Wendy walked up to help Julia up. "Madam, that Natalie is truly petty. Not to mention, to think Mr. Sinir just left you like that!"


    "That old geezer, Samantha, even dared to hit me. Madam, now that Natalie and Marcus have left, we should call the bodyguards to teach her a lesson!"


    Wendy''s face was still stinging with pain. Even though Samantha spent her days in the convent and was a vegetarian, her strength was nothing to scoff at.


    Julia couldn''t hold it in any longer. She began coughing violently and spat out a mouthful of blood.


    "Wendy... go beg Samantha for forgiveness. Grovel at the door of the Intensive Care Unit if you have to, and beg Sophia for forgiveness too Go, now!" Juliamanded with a fearsome look in her eyes.


    "Madam! I''m your aunt, you know? How could you make me do something so lowly?" Wendy shouted.


    "Did you forget how you got to Dithoria State? You''re asking me to apologize to Samantha and grovel before that bitch Sophia? You must be insane!"


    Julia stood up and pped Wendy square across the face.