The Heiress Nobody Saw Coming

Chapter 283 Not Worthy of Being Called Brother "How did I give birth to such a disgrace? How dare you force Nat to forgive Emma and make demands of Marcus of Nat?" Charlotte shouted at Sky.

Mason pulled Natalie to his side, gently patting her head. "Don't be afraid, Nat. Mother will stand up for you." Natalie tilted her head slightly, her smile pure and untainted. "Mm, I'm not afraid." Seeing her smile, Mason finally let out a sigh of relief, reassured that she was truly unharmed. He then turned to Marcus and said, "Marcus, thank you for protecting my sister." Marcus, upon seeing Charlotte's arrival, gave a slight nod. "Mrs. Walker, my apologies for interfering in your family matters." "No need to apologize. In fact, I should be thanking you for standing up for Nat when we weren't here," Charlotte replied, waving her hand dismissively.

Any lingering resentment she had about Marcus breaking off the engagement vanished in that instant.

Even as an outsider, Marcus could see how wrong Sky was. Yet as Natalie's biological brother, knowing full well how vicious Emma's intentions were, Sky still demanded that Natalie forgive her.

That was something Charlotte couldn't tolerate.

"Sky, you don't need to bother looking into Emma's biological parents anymore. With that brain of yours, filled with nothing but filth, I wouldn't put it past you to find them and then hide the truth from us.

"Letmake myself clear once the welcparty is over, I will have Emma change her last nimmediately. She can take whatever nshe likes, but she will never again carry the Walker family's name." "Mother!" Sky looked at Charlotte in disbelief, his face filled with shock.

"Yes, Emma made mistakes, but not to the point of death! You raised her for 20 years-she's your beloved daughter! Even if she were a cat or a dog, you wouldn't be indifferent to her! Emma is a living, breathing person! She's called you 'Mom' for 20 years-how can you be so heartless?" "It's exactly because I raised her for 20 years that I'm so disappointed!" Charlotte's eyes were red with fury. She raised her hand and slapped Sky across the face. "If I raise a dog, at least it wags its tail at me. If I raise a cat, at least it provideswith comfort." She continued, "And Emma? She's spent years eating the Walker family's food, drinking the Walker family's water, using the Walker family's best resources-tell me, what has she ever done for me? "My real daughter finally comes home, yet the one who took her place dares to try and drive her out? She even wished for my real daughter's death? A person this vile-what a waste of my 20 years of love and effort! "I made it clear before. The Walker family could afford to keep her, but only if she knew her place and behaved. "But what did she do? She threw tantrums, cried, and threatened to end her life. Nat wanted nothing to do with her, so why couldn't she just stay in her own lane? Would I have thrown her out if she had just done that? 'Sky, don't forget-your last nis Walker. And so is Natalie's." Charlotte's body trembled with rage. "And Emma? Who is she, exactly? What is she worth for you to go this far to protect her?" She took a sharp breath, her voice cutting like a blade. "Since you insist on standing by her side, then letmake this clear-I fully support whatever Marcus plans to do." Charlotte turned to Marcus. "We know about the car accident that happened at the Walker residence. William and I intended to handle it after the welcparty for Nat, but we won't delay it any longer. Our family will not protect Emma. Do whatever you want-we have no objections." She shot Sky a cold, piercing look. "You-her so-called big brother-don't even measure up to her former fiancé. That's on us for raising you wrong.

"Sky, stop going to Nat with your pleas. If you have anything to say, say it to Marcus. He's the one Emma offended, not Nat.

"If you want Nat to forgive Emma, fine. Your father and I are willing to let her do that for your sake. But remember this after today, Nat will no longer acknowledge you as her brother. She will never call you that again.

"Don't even think about using your big brother status to guilt-trip her. However you've treated her, I'll make sure she does the sto you." Charlotte's gaze was unwavering. "Sky, burn this into your memory." She then turned to Natalie. "Nat, do you have any objections to what I just said?" Natalie shook her head and stepped forward, gently wrapping her arm around Charlotte's. "Mom, I have no objections." "Good. Then it's settled." Turning toward Sky, Charlotte said, "Sky, Nat has forgiven Emma. From now on, don't clooking for her again. Whatever happens to Emma has nothing to do with Nat anymore. Don't look for the wrong person." Then, she said to Natalie, "Come, Nat, let's go to another lounge." "Alright. Thank you, Mom." As Natalie followed Charlotte out of the lounge, she saw Celeste winking at her.

"Good thing Mr. Haines cto get me," Charlotte added. "Otherwise, I wouldn't have known you were being bullied by Sky." The moment they stepped out, her expression softened. "Was I too harsh just now? Did I scare you? Don't worry, my precious girl. I will never be harsh with you. I was just furious at Sky. He's such a disgrace" vel "I wasn't scared." Natalie beamed sweetly, her voice soft and sweet. "On the contrary, I think you were absolutely amazing, Mom. Especially when you slapped Sky those slaps were crisp and sharp. They sounded painful." Charlotte's voice turned cold again. "He deserved it." "If your father wasn't busy entertaining guests, I would've had him beat ssense into Sky. Looks like the punishment last tstill wasn't enough to knock the stupidity out of his head." "But Mom, you let Marcus handle Emma. Will he give my big brother any leniency for the sake of our families' ties?" "Don't call him your big brother. He's not worthy. Just call him by name," Charlotte said before adding, "Marcus won't show him any mercy."

Her voice turned softer as she added, "Actually, I arrived a little earlier and was listening outside the door. Since Marcus already said what he did and issued those orders, he won't take them back. "He's the kind of person who does what he says. If it weren't for the ties between our families spanning generations, the Walker family wouldn't dare to provoke the Holden family at all.

"Let alone Marcus. He grew up under Mr. Holden Senior's guidance, took over Holden Group in his teens, and ver his ruthless decisiveness is unmatched. Not even your father, in his younger years, could compare to him-let alone your brothers. "Marcus' methods are far more ruthless. The only reason he hadn't taken action against Emma before was probably because Mr. Holden Senior was giving our family srespect and holding him back.

"But this time, Marcus had already decided not to forgive Emma. He was just waiting to see how we, the Walker family, would handle her. Now that I've made my stance clear, he won't let Emma off." Charlotte let out a slow breath before continuing, her tone deliberate.

"Besides, by having you forgive Emma, I've taken away Sky's excuse to keep pestering you. Since it's Marcus taking action, if Sky wants to complain, he can take it up with him instead.

"Nat, when I told you to forgive Emma, I didn't mean it literally. I know Marcus would never let her go. Someone else will punish Emma for us, so why should you dirty your own hands?" Charlotte met Natalie's gaze. "Nat, you understand what I mean, don't you?" Charlotte feared that Natalie might misunderstand her intentions, so she made sure to explain everything clearly.

Hearing Charlotte's words, Natalie thought carefully about Marcus' attitude. Most likely, he was still venting his anger over Sophia, using the broken engagement as a legitimate excuse.

After a moment of silence, Natalie finally spoke up.

"Mom, you raised Emma for 20 years. Sky wasn't entirely wrong. Can you really bring yourself to completely abandon her?" Rather than guessing, it was better to be upfront. Since she had chosen to acknowledge her biological parents, and since Emma was someone as despicable as Selena, then their conflict was inevitable-one of them would have to go.

Understanding Charlotte and William's true stance was crucial.

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