The Heiress Nobody Saw Coming (Natalie and Marcus)

At 3:00 pm sharp, Marcus and Natalie rode in their wedding car to the hotel.

The wedding venue looked even more beautiful than before. Every detail had been carefully checked by Charlotte and the coordinator.

A long red carpet stretched from the entrance of the banquet hall to the stage.

Natalie wore a stunning, form-fitting wedding dress and walked slowly toward the stage, holding William's arm.

Dressed in a black suit with a red tie and a boutonnière pinned to his chest, Marcus watched her approach. Under the soft glow of the lights, Natalie's exquisite gown shimmered like a river of stars.

She looked radiant, like a fairy-tale bride coming to life.

William led Natalie to Marcus, and the ceremony began smoothly as the host's voice echoed through the hall.

...

Meanwhile, in international waters where no country had control of, a ship slowly moved across the sea. In one of the rooms on the ship, a large screen was mounted on the wall.

Sheldon sat on the couch, while Cassie lay at his feet. Both of them were watching Marcus and Natalie's wedding live on the screen.

"Cassie, do you see that? Mr. Marcus and Mrs. Natalie's wedding is going perfectly," Sheldon said as he took a sip from a thermal cup.

"Wesley and Laura have made up. Marcus and Natalie even served them tea and now call them Mom and Dad. Wesley and Laura will probably get remarried soon. After so many years of being together, they won't throw it away just because of you."

Sheldon chuckled softly. "You spent all that time scheming, and in the end, you got nothing. Let me think... How long has it been since you last ate? Oh, and by the way, I had someone prepare something far stronger than the one you gave Laura. They say it's a hundred times more potent."

He looked down at her, smiling cruelly. "Your hands and legs are already crippled.

If you manage to jump, then good for you. I won't stop you from killing yourself. Cassie, are you ready?"

Sheldon clapped his hands, and someone brought in a box. Inside was a syringe and a small black vial.

After drawing the liquid into the syringe, Sheldon knelt in front of Cassie and injected it into her neck.

"This is called Vigrax," he said with a grin. "You can enjoy its effects while watching Marcus and Natalie's wedding."

He leaned in and whispered, "You saw all the gifts the Walker family gave her, didn't you? Besides William and Charlotte, even Natalie's brothers gave her lavish presents.

"You used to look down on Laura, calling her an orphan who wasn't good enough for Marcus. When she married Wesley, she didn't bring anything with her. Mr. Holden Senior and Wesley gave her a generous amount of money, but she donated all of it to an orphanage."

He paused and continued, "You said she was greedy and loved money, and that Wesley must have been blind to marry an orphan instead of a rich heiress. But what you really meant was why did he choose her over you, right?"

Cassie stared at the screen. The wedding was still going on. Just like Sheldon said, even though both families had removed many unnecessary traditions, the wedding was still incredibly grand.

The Holden family had originally planned to send a helicopter to pick up the bride, but Natalie refused that idea.

She removed some costly parts of the ceremony and asked them to donate that money to an orphanage instead.

The Holden family agreed, as did Charlotte and William.

Still, the wedding was so beautiful that Cassie couldn't help but feel jealous.

After exchanging rings, Marcus kissed Natalie. At the same time, fireworks cast a bright glow on Dithoria.

The fireworks it up the night sky in a dazzling display. Even more

breathtaking was the shower of rose petals gently falling from the drones

above. As the petals drifted des

glowing under the colorful lights, the whole scene looked like something out of a dream. But to Cassie, the brightness felt like needles stabbing into her eyes.

Marcus and Natalie stood together on the stage. He was tall and handsome, while

she was elegant and stunning. They looked like the perfect couple.

What hurt Cassie the most wasn't just how perfect they looked. It was Wesley and Laura sitting together side by side. The way Wesley looked at Laura was filled with warmth love. It was the same deep affection he had shown her at the beginning.

He had never looked at Cassie that way.

Cassie's eyes suddenly grew blurry. She tried to focus, but nothing became clear. Then, she felt something wet falling from her eyes. She looked down and realized she wasn't crying. What was falling weren't tears, but drops of blood.

As the blood hit the carpet, she noticed tiny creatures squirming inside it. The drug Sheldon gave her had started working.

Sheldon had said that Vigrax was much more powerful than Umbrahex, which she had used on Laura. It was hundreds of times more toxic.

That meant the pain she was about to suffer would be much worse than what Laura had gone through.

Cassie suddenly screamed in agony. "It hurts! It hurts so much! Somebody, please help me!"

Her body curled up from the pain, but her arms and legs were completely numb. It

felt like her organs were being crushed, then torn apart.

The pain kept coming in waves,

each one worse than the last. Before

she could even catch her breath, it

felt like her heart was being split in two. It was as if a sharp blade was stabbing into it again and again, stirring it around and ripping it open over and over.

She kept screaming and bit down on her lips until blood filled her mouth. That

blood also had tiny creatures moving inside it.

"It hurts! It hurts..."

Her voice grew weaker and weaker. She could no longer see the wedding playing

on the big screen. Her ears were ringing loudly, and everything else faded into

silence.

Outside the room, Sheldon stood with his men, holding an iPad, watching everything from the screen.

What Cassie was feeling now was only the beginning.

As time passed, Vigrax would grow. Unlike Umbrahex, this one would slowly eat away her organs, drink all her blood, and hollow out her bones. In the end, there would be nothing left of her but a thin shell of skin. Her body wouldn't even remain

whole.

"Sheldon, after Mr. Marcus and Mrs. Natalie's wedding ends, are you going back to Holden Residence?" one of his men asked.

"No," Sheldon said. "Once everything is done, take the money and live a quiet life in the place I arranged. What happened with Cassie is on me. None of you will be involved. When the time comes, leave on the small boat. I'll stay here with Cassie."noveldrama

"Sheldon, we don't want to leave you behind," another said.

These men were loyal. They didn't want to leave Sheldon and Cassie alone in the middle of the sea.

Sheldon shook his head. "If you still consider me your leader, then listen carefully. Go live your lives in peace. Marcus and Natalie's wedding was grand and filled with happiness. That's all that matters."