The Imposter Bride by Sallie Woods

Chapter 3

He gazed at the distant ocean, his icy demeanor as chilling as frost, making one feel as though they were in the midst of a freezing winter rather than the blossoming spring.

“Mr. Magnus,” his butler, Linden, softly spoke. “We received word that your wedding with Natalia is due in a week. Is there anything you need to prepare?“.

Magnus slightly curled his lips at the butler’s words “Prepare? A single bridal suite will suffice. His deep voice, as enchanting as a siren’s song. carried an irresistible magnetic pull

“Yes, Mr. Magnus. Chase and James called today, and everything is going according to your plan After your wedding, we’ll put everything into action “Linden had served Magnus for over a decade.

“Yes. We can’t afford any mistakes with the grandpa’s affairs.” Magnus responded lightly as he continued to gaze at the sea

“A grand wedding! Lucius, it’s been nine years, I hope you’re well!TM

The Andersen family ruled Melfort, owning both the Andersen Corporation and CT Technologies. Morgan Andersen, the founder of the Andersen Corporation, was a force to be reckoned with in his youth After establishing the two business giants, he sat unchallenged at the top. He married the woman he loved most and had a son and daughter with her, but she left him after their children were born.

His son, Anthony, marned the virtuous Lillian and had three grandsons. The eldest, Jamie, passed away at the age of twelve due to illness, leaving Morgan distraught for a long time.

to possess. He was Anthony and Lillian’s favorite, but Morgan was always indifferent to

youngest, Magnus, was obedient and clever from a young age, earning Morgan’s affection.

His legs were crushed in the blaze, and he was sent to the family’s private

again. To compensate Magnus, he transferred forty percent of the Andersen Corporation’s shares to Magnus name. Thus, the only candidate for the presidency of the

on the balcony, his eyes narrowed like a hawk’s The fire from nine years ago had cast a grey shadow over his life. He watched as Lucius, in the midst of the raging flames, pushed him into the fire. A burning beam fell and crushed his legs. In the end, it was Linden who bravely dashed into

requests. But since moving to the island, Magnus wanted nothing and refused all contact with the outside world. He had stayed on the island for nine years, and aside from Morgan,

he turned eighteen, Morgan transferred forty percent of the Andersen Corporation’s shares to Magnus. He would always remember that day. As he received the shares, Lucius looked at him sitting in his wheelchair with a mocking

the audacity to accept so many shares from the Andersen Corporation. What use are they? You’ll just

his woman and deliver a deadly blow. Then, he would let Lucius watch as he tormented the woman he loved, letting him taste the pain of despair Thinking of this, a playful smile

I’ve endured these past nine years. I’ll let you enjoy

Melfort. If the Andersen family was ranked first,

and Addison were college sweethearts. After getting married, they had a daughter named Kendra. When Kendra was seven, Kyler brought home a

Natalia was the result of an affair Kyler had outside of his marriage. From that day forward, Natalia lived a life of neglect from her stepmother

Melfort College, Natalia was a vision in her blue dress, her seaweed–like hair fell to her waist. Her large eyes were a deep blue, her eyelashes. curled, and her skin was glowing. She was the epitome of

age of five, she could vividly recall her father leading her into their home, only to be met with her stepmother’s angry shouts. “Who’s this, Kyler? Another bastard

a firm grip on her small hand, her father coolly glared at the shouting woman. “From now on, she’s my daughter. If you can’t handle that, you can

her mother and sister would resort to all kinds of ways to torment her They made her do basic chores and fed her leftovers. She didn’t complain and was enduring the hardships because she was hungry She needed to survive