Natalie's POV
The burden on my heart felt immensely heavy. I hadn't liked Debbie from the very first day we met, and I knew she felt the same about me. I could clearly remember her first visit with Rafael; she was arrogant and tried to bully me under the guise of joking.
She said that I’m lucky a family like the Mirren accepted a stranger like me into their midst. Even though Rafael intervened, rebuking her and defending me, her words made me certain that once she became a Mirren, she would attempt to exclude me from the family.
I was truly anticipating inheriting my legacy and leaving the Marrins' villa. It was my initial plan after my stepfather passed; I never expected to develop a relationship with Rafael.
His offer from this morning kept echoing in my mind. I was torn about whethe
