The Imposter Bride by Sallie Woods

Chapter 136

Magnus stared into the void in his arms, a knot of frustration and unease formed in his chest. He had taken care of her throughout the night, yet she remained icy towards him.

He got up and dressed, then he headed straight to work, certain that his wife would come around eventually

In the president’s office at Andersen Corporation, Magnus stood by the floor–to–ceiling window, watching the sunrise. A sense of unspeakable fatigue washed over him. Natalia hadn’t sent him a single text or called him the entire day. His wife was truly upset

Natalia, freshly showered and dressed, walked down the stairs Not seeing Magnus, she knew he must’ve gone to work. She grabbed a quick bite and headed out

Instead of going to see Lexi, she went to the seaside alone. As she gazed at the vast blue ocean, she gently closed her eyes.

She sat on a rock, staying there until sunset before slowly making her way home

When she checked her phone, she let out a bitter laugh. Nice. Not a single call from him in a whole day. It finally hit her, perhaps a lot of things were never really hers to begin with

At the Golden Groove, Chase and James watched as Magnus downed one drink after another. They didn’t dare to intervene “Magnus, did you have a fight with Natalia? You better not or I might just steal her away,” James, always the optimist, joked.

“Buzz off Magnus glanced at his phone. His wife hadn’t called or even texted high all day.

He chuckled She was genuinely upset. Even though he had explained there was nothing between him and Isabella, she remained angry and unforgiving. He had taken care of her all night, and yet she was ungrateful. Why couldn’t she understand him, and trust that he love her?

The dimly lit bar made Magnus dizzy. He couldn’t stand the noise. Just as he was about to leave, a girl walked towards him. He mistook her for Natalia and approached her joyfully. “Nat, did you come looking for me?”

“Magnus, you’ve got the wrong person. I’m Isabella ” Isabella stood there, staring wide–eyed at the slightly drunk man in front of her

Isabella, what are you doing here?” He quickly withdrew his hand, furrowing his brow

“Magnus, I came here with some friends and saw you. You’re drunk.” Isabella voiced her concern.

m fine. Go back to your friends, I’m leaving” Magnus turned

is a married man. Don’t cause him

smile “Chase, Magnus and I have been friends for years. I’m not

warmth in Chase’s cold gaze “I hope so.” With that,

opportunities to cause them unbearable distress She sought

news That despicable Natalia just had a fight with Magnus. This woman really can’t appreciate kindness and only invites trouble on herself. She’s making Magnus very angry. What more does she want? She’s always causing trouble with Magnus. I think he is almost at his limit She really doesn’t know

smiled and listened without

to Kendra Unexpectedly, but within

skirt

was my fault. I don’t have any spare clothes for you to change into here Isabella appeared apologetic, but inside, she was quite

house is not far anyway. “I’m sorry, I have to work overtime later, so I might not be able to

“Okay

with someone like Kendra. She was only using her to gather information about Magnus, and surprisingly. Kendra always provided valuable information Isabella just couldn’t stand her Deliberately splashing water on Kendra was a way to make her leave She

into a different outfit, applied exquisite makeup, and warted at the entrance of the Andersen Corporation. When she saw

followed Magnus into the Golden Groove

She didn’t believe that by frequently appearing in front of him, he wouldn’t take

watched the retreating figure of Magnus, a sly smile curling her lips. He was her

returned straight home from the Golden Groove It was late when he pushed open the bedroom door. The room was pitch dark. When he turned on the light, he saw the

wasn’t home again.

stormed out of the room, convinced that she was playing a disappearing act again.

was about to grab his phone, he noticed a

he pushed

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a girl was asleep on the desk. Her sketchpad was filled with her doodles –

crevice

sudden pang of pain stabbed his heart.