The Imposter Bride by Sallie Woods

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Chapter 68

“What’s this?” Natalia, holding a file, bent down with curiosity to pick up a piece of paper.

But before her hand could touch the paper, Magnus, seated in his wheelchair, had already picked it up. However, the moment Magnus gaze fell on the paper, his expression changed visibly Almost instinctively, he flipped the paper over, hiding its content. His voice took on an icy edge as he spoke. “Nothing important, just some old stuff. It’s late, you must be tired. Go rest, I still have some paperwork to do.”

His demeanor was a stark contrast to the gentle manner he had shown her earlier. Even Natalia, who was usually slow to pick up on such subtleties, could tell something was off

Just like that, Magnus‘ sudden shift brought her spirits crashing down. She could only muster a weak smile and say, “Alright, I’ll head back

It was he who had asked her to join him in going through the files, and now it was he who was shooing her away, not wanting her to see something

Unfortunately, she had already seen what was on the paper. Iwas a stunningly beautiful girl Magnus had hidden her portrait on his bookshelf Their relationship must have been quite special.

As she had said before, how could Magnus ever be interested in her? Whoever he was interested in, it certainly wouldn’t be her

“Nat. In truth, Magnus had wanted Natalia to leave because he didn’t want her to see something in his past.

instinctively, he called out to Natalia, wanting to explain and prevent

“She shouldn’t be angry. She probably doesn’t know what

who had been a bit harsh to Natalia, felt a pang of guilt.

had drawn many years ago, where the girl was still as beautiful and vibrant as she had been. Yet, his heart no longer ached like it did when she first left. After all,

bookshelf. He finished off the remaining paperwork and returned

Magnus wheelchair entered the room, Natalia, who had already showered, was sitting on the sofa reading a book Hearing Magnus enter,

Until he spoke, Natalia wouldn’t dare say anything. After all, upsetting him would do her

Magnus, his voice filled with a hint of guilt from the earlier incident in the study, as he saw Natalia watching him Recently, Natalia had been very well–behaved. He didn’t want any other issues to upset her. Furthermore, he believed that Kyler would soon be pressuring Kendra to finalize the divorce.

to suppress the discomfort in her heart. She turned to Magnus and suggested. “Oh, would you like

days, Magnus had been busy with company matters, leaving early and returning late So, despite not going out, Natalia hadn’t had the chance to massage his legs. Seeing that it was still early and Magnus had finished his work, Natalia naturally wanted to seize the opportunity to help him. After all, she had promised that once Magnus‘ legs had healed, she would leave his side

his reach. Even Kendra wanted to

in Kendra but the girl in the portrait, he

his voice low “What’s wrong, my dear? Are you upset? I was a bit rude in the study earlier I was just frustrated with some company issues, not

his life. Magnus had never bowed or apologized to anyone But seeing Natalia’s furrowed brows and pouting

the real content of the paper, he felt it was unnecessary to tell Natalia After all, it was in the

hearing Magnus explanation However, knowing he wasnt