The Heiress Nobody Saw Coming (Natalie and Marcus) novel Chapter 169

Although Grace was reluctant to leave, Elijah's remarks left her with no choice but to get in the car.

From the moment she arrived at the Holden residence until the moment she left, just half a day had passed. Yet, Grace never had the chance to speak to Natalie alone.

Grace felt angry but couldn't show it. She regretted following Charlotte to Dithoria, but she had no other option. She had spent so many years laying her plans, and the final stage had to happen here.

Seated in the car, Grace watched the scenery of Dithoria passing by in reverse. Gazing upon its prosperity, she realized Amberton was too small after all.

Tyler sat beside her. Every so often, he asked, "Do you feel alright? Are you uncomfortable?"

Grace waved a hand, telling Tyler to keep quiet.

Tyler obediently went silent, but Elijah spoke up. "Mrs. Langley Senior, were you faking your mental illness before?"

Grace was taken aback. She found Elijah quite annoying. He had no sense of boundaries or respect.

Now that she was no longer pretending to have the mind of a six-year-old, her manners stopped her from openly cursing him.

From the rearview mirror, Elijah saw how dark her face had turned. Inside, he was gleeful.

He thought, "Silly old hag, you've been exposed and feel humiliated, yet you have to act all dignified and tolerant. You're probably cursing me with every name in the book."

"Mrs. Langley Senior, your complexion is terrible. Are you not feeling well, or is your mind still not healed? If you're sick, you should get treatment. If you die, you won't even get your retirement money's worth," Elijah said bluntly.

Tyler's face went cold. "If you can't speak politely, then keep quiet. Nobody asked you to talk."

Elijah refused to take that. He hadn't planned to scold Tyler, but if Tyler wanted to act tough, Elijah would show no mercy.

"Mr. Tyler, right? I haven't mentioned you yet. Aren't you Selena's fiancé? Do you know your fiancée is out there shamelessly flirting with other men?

"Mr. Tyler, you can't even control your fiancée, yet you're here looking after Mrs. Langley Senior. Are you planning to win over both Selena and Mrs. Langley Senior?"

"Shut your mouth," Grace said coldly. "You're just Marcus' subordinate. To put it bluntly, you're nothing but a servant. A servant should know their place. Where did you learn such rude manners? It'll ruin the Holden family's reputation if this gets out."

"Mrs. Langley Senior, you're angry now?" Elijah sneered and pressed the gas pedal. Then, he got out, pulled open the back door, and yanked Tyler and Grace out of the car.

"People give you an inch, and you'll take a mile. How I do my job has nothing to do with my boss. What gives you the right to accuse me of ruining the Holden family's reputation?

"Mrs. Langley Senior, what about all those times you forced Ms. Walker to donate blood to your daughter-in-law? Why not talk about how that brought shame to the Langley family? Don't tell me your family was too poor to afford blood and had to take it from a little girl?

"Don't say you didn't know Ms. Walker wasn't your real granddaughter. After all, your entire Langley family looks so ugly. Ms. Walker doesn't even resemble any of you. Didn't you people ever suspect a thing?