The Heiress Nobody Saw Coming (Natalie and Marcus) novel Chapter 617

"Samuel, are you okay?" Sierra tried to help Samuel up, but before she could get close, Elijah swiftly pulled her away.

"Miss, you'd better stay away from this man. He's bad luck. Anyone who gets involved with him will end up suffering."

"Don't touch me!" Sierra pushed Elijah away. "I saw everything just now. You were the one who hit him!"

Her eyes welled up with tears. "How can you just attack someone like that?"

"So what if I hit him? Do I need permission?" Elijah looked at Sierra like she was the crazy one. "You're that Sierra from before, aren't you? Do you even know what kind of person you married?

"This man has no empathy and sense of gratitude. Watch out, as he might just use you."

"Samuel has nothing to use me for. He's my husband! What you did was wrong." Sierra supported Samuel and demanded, "Apologize to him."

"Me? Apologize?" Elijah pointed at himself in disbelief. "Do you even know what he said?

"Miss, if your brain is flooded, have it drained out. You may be blind enough to treat him like a treasure, but don't expect the rest of us to be as blind as you. I'm giving you good advice here, so don't be ungrateful."

"Get lost!" Sierra was fuming. "I don't want to hear anything from you."

"Fine, whatever. I don't even want to talk to you." Elijah rolled his eyes. "You're just lucky I don't hit women. Otherwise, I'd let you have a taste of my beating as well."

"Elijah, get over here," Natalie called out, turning away.

Elijah immediately straightened up and responded respectfully before trotting over to her side.

Sierra's eyes were red with frustration. She was too weak to lift Samuel on her own, so she called some beachgoers to help her.

With the help of some passersby, she managed to get Samuel onto the platform and then into a car heading toward the hospital.

"Samuel, did things not go well with Sophia again?"

"Look at me. Do you think things went well?" Samuel shut his eyes. "Marcus and Natalie are protecting her. And Elijah, whoever he is, just started throwing punches like some kind of brute."

"Samuel, does it hurt?"

"My leg is broken. What do you think?"

Sierra pursed her lips, unsure of how to respond.

Samuel forced himself to endure the pain. "Sophia has people backing her now. Marcus and Natalie are standing by her side. That bodyguard earlier is Marcus' man. It looks like there's no way Sophia and I can come to an agreement.

"When we were on the beach earlier, Natalie told Marcus to remove my name from their wedding guest list."

Just thinking about it made Samuel irritated. "If we're going to build our business in Dithoria State, we can't afford to offend the Walker and Holden families.

"Dad even said that if everything goes smoothly, we should gradually transfer our family's business over here.

Jonathan had already assured him that the Remington family's company would eventually be handed over to him.

Sierra couldn't understand why Samuel had changed so suddenly.

Sophia was his sister. Could it be that what that big brute had said on the beach was true? That Samuel had no empathy and gratitude?

If that were the case, then she had to seriously reconsider whether she wanted to continue down this path with him.

How could anyone choose to side with a housekeeper over their own sister?

Sierra stormed off, her pace quick and determined. By the time she managed to calm down, she suddenly realized she had wandered into an empty park.

Her phone rang at this moment. She looked down at the caller ID and found that it was Samuel. She hesitated, not wanting to answer. But after taking a few deep breaths, she picked up.

"Hello, Samuel."

"Cee, why did you leave me there alone?" Samuel's low voice carried a hint of grievance. "You're my wife. Why aren't you on my side? Do you think I was wrong too?

"You and I were sent abroad as kids. Mom never visited us once all these years. Sophia stayed in the Sinclair residence in Dithoria State, and she got so much more than we ever did.

"Now that we're back, not only does she refuse to welcome us, but she's even joined forces with Mom to shut us out and keep me away from the company. Does Mom only belong to her? Is Sinclair Group only hers?"