They had already told the Wards many times that Marie was not their child—Natalie was! But they continued to mock and belittle Natalie. Even if they were victims who had been kept in the dark, their repeated refusal to accept the truth, met only with endless humiliation and ridicule, was unforgivable!
At this, the butler looked troubled and said, “Ma’am, it’s not the Ward family.”
Mrs. Lockwood grew even more puzzled.
“If it’s not the Wards, then who is it?”
The butler replied, “It’s Natalie’s son.”
It was Hanley?
The last time Hanley had come to the Lockwood estate, she had thought he was a well-behaved child. But after eating a meal at their home, he had turned around and falsely accused Terence of pushing him down the stairs, causing the Lockwood Group’s stock to plummet.
Because of that incident, just hearing Hanley’s name made Mrs. Lockwood uneasy.
She felt he was here to stir up trouble.
Natalie frowned slightly. What was he doing here now?
“Did he come alone?”
The butler said, “Ma’am, your son came with his grandmother. They are both waiting outside and wish to see you.”
Victoria was here too?
Hearing Victoria’s name set off alarm bells in her head.
“ What is that bitter old woman doing here with the boy? It can’t be anything good. Natalie, I think you should let me send them away.”
If it were just Hanley alone, Mrs. Lockwood wouldn’t have turned him away, no matter how much she resented him for framing Terence. He was, after all, Natalie’s son. But with that old hag in tow, it was a different story.
That woman was surely here to cause trouble, and she didn’t want them adding to Natalie’s stress.
Natalie wasn’t in the mood to deal with Victoria either. She nodded, agreeing to let Mrs. Lockwood send them away.
Mrs. Lockwood instructed the butler, “Go and tell them that Natalie is very busy and doesn’t have time to see them. They should go home.”
“Yes, ma’am!”
After the butler left, they could faintly hear someone shouting at the main gate.

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