The Imposter Bride by Sallie Woods

Chapter 244

Even so, Natalia couldn’t shake off a twinge of quilt that seemed to launt her, as if she’d betrayed something or someone

Good heavens, what on earth was she thinking?

Inwardly, she chastised herself, steadying her emotions, and soon fell into a deep sleep. After a day’s ordeal, she was utterly exhaunted

On the other hand, Callum was delighted to have Natalia by his side. He atched her affectionately, his gam lingering on Natalia lying next to him Contentedly, he drifted off to sleep

When Natalia ve up the next day her first instinct was to check Callum’s forehead

Thank God his fever had finally subsided

She tiptoed out of the room, giving instructions to Rita to prepare some food for Callum

Knowing Callum had managed to pull through. Rita expressed her gratitude to Natalia for coming just in time to save this disheartened man

Natalia, however felt she had no need for Ritas gratitude if anything it seemed she owed more to Callum

chatting to Rita Natalia headed back into Callum’s room. She stared at him carefully, the once normally hearty and robust man was now a frail and sickly man & shad of emotions welled up within her Despite knowing she could never go back to her past with Magnus, ever since she saw little Jonas, her heart seemed to lean more toward, Magnus

She could deceive everyone else, but not herself. It wasn’t a rekindling of old feelings, but her desire to give Jonas a complete family. But this would inevita betraying his years of dedication, and waiting

a long sigh, unsure how to convey her internal turmoil to Callum His health was currently unstable, and voicing her concerns now would undoubtedly upset him Perhaps it would be better to wait

wanted was her precious Jonas, whom she had lost and

Despite her best efforts

eyes met hers, and he said with gratitude, “Buttercup, waking up to

you’re awake? Do you feel

significantly better than the previous day “Yes, I am much better.

you’ll stop recklessly

take better care of myself. Because only then can I take better care of you, and have a healthy

whom she had left at the apartment Goodness, she had been so focused on taking care of Callum the previous day that she had completely forgotten about them. She had

take her leave “Cal, I have some things to attend to I’ll come back later to check on you,

asked, puzzled. He knew Natalia better than anyone else. She had no friends in the

hide anything and said directly “Cal I rushed here to see you as soon as I returned yesterday, but I left my son, Jonas, and my friend Lexi, at the been a day and

surprise. “Natalia, you mentioned your son. When did you have a son? Why did She must have

be the child who was said to have

“Cal Jonas is the kid we thought died years ago Morgan tricked us all by secretly taki believe

from the seä years ago. unconscious, but sometimes she would mutter

fath away

alive and had suddenly appeared Dear

to Mag

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