Chapter 2 She Didn't Want Someone Else's Fiancé

A sharp yet impatient glint flickered in Natalie's eyes. She didn't want to pick a fight with Selena over something like this. It wasn't that she was afraid to; she simply felt it was unnecessary and didn't want to waste their time. However, Selena didn't want to let her go. "Mom, look! The daughter you raised for 20 years turned out to be a traitor and a thief." Diana exited the car at this moment. She looked at Natalie, then at the ring on the floor. She had raised Natalie for the past 20 years and had accepted Natalie's many blood transfusions, but she hated Natalie for taking away her biological daughter's life. "Natalie, why did you steal the ring Mr. Miller gave to Selena?" Diana didn't seek to clarify the situation and immediately assumed it was Natalie's fault. "I didn't take it." Natalie calmly added, "I didn't take this ring. It's inappropriate to assume I stole it, Mrs. Langley." Diana retorted, "You said you didn't take it, but why is the ring in your backpack? What you're wearing and using were bought with the Langleys' money, even this backpack." Diana was disappointed. "I know you're unhappy that we asked you to leave since Selena is back. You're resentful, but don't blame us for it. Our daughter was stranded on the streets and suffered years of pain because of you. Don't you think you should compensate us for this?" Natalie looked at Diana as if she were looking at an idiot. The nurse had been the one to take Selena away. At that time, she was still a baby—what would she have known? Plus, when the nurse took Selena away, the hospital was afraid of taking full responsibility and acquired Natalie from God-knows-where to give the Langleys. The hospital and the nurse were the ones at fault. It had nothing to do with Natalie. Even if the Langleys had raised her for 20 years, she had repeatedly transfused her blood to Diana and helped Victor strategize to make more money this whole time. When the Langleys' business was about to go bankrupt, she'd secretly saved them. She never owed the Langleys anything, let alone Selena. In truth, Natalie was also a victim. Anyone would want to be raised by their birth parents. Who would want to abandon their real family to be raised by another for no reason? "Let me say it again—I didn't take the ring." Natalie didn't want to argue with Diana. Arguing with an idiot would only lower her standards. "Don't think about leaving this place before you explain yourself." Selena stomped her feet on the ground, destroying everything that belonged to Natalie except that ring. "Ty, look. Natalie stole the ring you gave me." After Selena stomped on everything, she waved at the door. A tall and slender figure emerged from the entrance. The man looked handsome but expressionless. It was Tyler Miller, the Langley daughter's fiancé. He had been Natalie's before. Now, he was Selena's. Tyler came closer. He looked at everything on the floor, his gaze finally landing on the ring in Selena's hand. "Natalie, did you steal the Langley family's ring?" The corner of Natalie's mouth twitched. Tyler had personally handed this ring to her. Even if she returned the marriage arrangement to Selena, she still had the right to handle the ring as she saw fit. Plus, when Natalie knew she wasn't a Langley, she immediately told Tyler the truth. She made it clear she wouldn't fight for the marriage arrangement or the ring. "You presume I stole the ring, right, Mr. Miller?" Natalie looked at Tyler calmly. Her eyes appeared cold, and her attitude was indifferent. That attitude and cold and distant gesture of calling him "Mr. Miller" inexplicably angered Tyler. Tyler had always liked Natalie. Otherwise, he wouldn't have gotten engaged to her when he was 18 or waited for Natalie to turn 20 before marrying her. However, after Natalie found out she wasn't a Langley, she invalidated their marriage agreement without hesitation. "Show us the evidence that you didn't do it." Selena tugged Tyler's arm. "Ty, she's acting suspiciously because she knows she's about to get kicked out of the Langley family." "Natalie, you've never been this way." Tyler looked at Natalie with disappointment seeping through his eyes. Selena started, "Natalie, I know you like Ty, but what isn't yours will never be yours." "Natalie, we treated you so kindly as a family. Yet, you became a thief before you even stepped out the door. You've disappointed me." Selena and Diana finished each other's sentences, practically stamping the word "thief" on Natalie's forehead. Natalie, who wanted to leave quietly, started laughing in rage. Anger gathered in her eyes as she stared at both Selena and Diana. "You want evidence, huh? Sure." The next second, Natalie forcefully grabbed Selena's wrist and dragged her into the Langley residence. "Ouch, it hurts! Let go of me. Mom, help me!" Selena's wrist was beginning to hurt from Natalie's firm hold. Natalie turned out to be strong. Selena's wrist hurt so much that it felt like it was about to break. A chilly air emanated from Natalie's body. Without allowing anyone else's defiance, she dragged Selena into the residence. Then, she took her phone, turned on the TV, and cast the surveillance footage from her room onto the large screen. Selena widened her eyes when she saw the surveillance footage of Natalie's room on the large screen. She wondered when the bitch placed a surveillance camera in her room. Natalie tapped on her phone several times, and the surveillance footage from last night started playing. Victor had asked to speak with her at the study. The Langley family's helper, Meredith Coleman, inconspicuously entered her room while she was away. After searching the place, she placed the ring in the inner compartment of Natalie's backpack. The footage fast-forwarded to the next morning. Natalie had gotten out of bed, packed her things, and went downstairs. She didn't touch anything the Langleys had given her. Other than the surveillance in Natalie's room, she had surveillance cameras placed at the door of her room as well. After Meredith placed the ring in Natalie's backpack, Selena handed her a stack of cash outside the room. The surveillance footage clearly recorded the audio of their conversation. "Meredith, let me know once the bitch leaves tomorrow. I'll come back and give her a piece of my mind then." "Yes, Ms. Langley. Don't worry. I'll see to it." The surveillance footage ended there. There was no need for further explanation. Tyler looked at Selena in shock. Then, he turned to look at Natalie. Natalie didn't bring much with her this time and strode off with both hands in her pocket. "Take good care of your daughter, Mr. Langley. If things turn ugly, I'll throw away 20 years of our relationship down the drain and cause a scene. It won't look good for anyone." Natalie's voice sounded after she walked out. "Also, Mr. Miller, I don't want someone else's fiancé, let alone a ring. I may not have parents, nor do I have power or authority, but I have my hands, my legs, and my brain. I'm not someone who believes the world owes her for the years she suffered."