The Imposter Bride by Sallie Woods

Chapter 39

By the time he returned to the villa, dawn was just breaking. Linden saw Magnus walk in and immediately stood up, “Would you like something to eat?”

He’d been awake all night and was fatigued, but he wasn’t in the mood for food. “Let Dr. Frankie know that my wife and I will be there for a leg checkup at nine. Make sure he

remembers what to say to her. Don’t forget to clarify that to him.”

“Yes, Mr. Magnus.”

Magnus walked into the bedroom and saw the girl sound asleep on the bed. He undressed and climbed into bed, pulling her into his embrace before drifting off to sleep.

Natalia opened her eyes the next day and blushed when she saw herself sleeping in a man’s arms. She remembered they had slept separately the previous night. Did he sneak into her bed while she was sleeping?

She smiled shyly, gently removing his large hand from her body, and then made her way towards the bathroom.

The man continued to sleep deeply, but felt uncomfortable with the softness missing from his arms. His hand reached out, grabbing at nothing. He immediately furrowed his brows,

“Honey…”

His voice was hoarse.

Natalia stepped out of the bathroom and whispered in his ear, “You keep sleeping. I’ll go

make breakfast.”

The man heard her offer to make breakfast, and the corners of his mouth lifted into a smile,

“Okay”

After the man fell back asleep, Natalia got dressed and went downstairs. Linden was about to start making breakfast, but when he saw Natalia coming down, he quickly approached her, “Miss Natalia, you’re up so early I’m about to make breakfast

Natalia walked past him, “I’ll make breakfast today. You go buy some fresh vegetables and

fruits.”

Linden nodded, “Alright.”

made some cereal and scrambled eggs, and made sandwiches and toast. She also prepared a few

she could do any chores the maids could do This had also made her a

already finished preparing everything. She

saw the breakfast she had prepared and was so surprised

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could cook. Mr. Magnus will be so happy when he sees this.” “Really? I just made

to be able to do all this; it’s really impressive.” In his mind, Natalia was a lady

an appointment with Dr. Frankie at nine to check his leg. It’s eight now, so he should.

forward, “I’ll go wake him up. You can just bring

“Alright.”

only to see the man still sleeping soundly How could he

over to take a closer look at his sleeping face. His breath was even, his eyelashes were long, almost like a girl’s, and his lips were tightly pressed together. There were dark circles under his eyes, as if he

felt someone blowing on his face. A familiar, pleasant scent filled his senses. He slowly opened his eyes and saw a beautiful

breakfast. You’re seeing your doctor later.” She

pulled her onto the bed. Natalia was startled. She tried to get up, but the man held her down and sealed her lips with a warm kiss. “Magnus um She

heart began to race. This man always caught her off guard. But she couldn’t move under his weight and had to endure his stormy kisses. After a while, the man moved away from her lips, “Honey, I haven’t

while before

leaned down to kiss her again, “You’re not allowed

have the right

was already reacting strongly He pressed against her thigh, “What

or it’ll get

no choice but to let her go, “Alright, let’s listen to my wife. Let’s have

sight of the bulge in his pants. She immediately turned her face away and fled the

and saw the breakfast spread out on the table, his eyes lit up with joy.

“Of course.”

and ate the side dishes, “It’s delicious, honey. I didn’t

I’m glad you like it.” Natalia said proudly.