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

was currently unstable, and voicing her concerns now would undoubtedly upset him Perhaps it would

want either Magnus or Callum All she wanted

out a chair, and sat down. Despite

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

bright smile. “Cal, you’re awake? Do you

Callum coughed lightly, his voice significantly better than the previous day “Yes, I am much better. Your return is the best medicine

you’re better you’ll stop recklessly damaging your health, okay?” Natalia asked earnestly

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

Lex and Jonas, 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 left them in a foreign land, and

up, intending to take her leave “Cal, I have some things to attend to I’ll come back

you going, Buttercup? Callum asked, puzzled. He knew Natalia better than anyone else. She had no friends in the UK. Why was

soon as I returned yesterday, but I left my son, Jonas, and my friend Lexi, at the been a day and a night. I need

Callum’s attention. He asked in surprise. “Natalia, you mentioned your son. When did you have a son? Why did She must have been joking Over the years, no one knew Natalia better than him Where did this son

was said to have died shortly after birth years ago? Her child with Magnus?

by secretly taki believe he was dead. That deception pushed me into so much despair that I crashed my car

felt so pitiful. He remembered rescuing an unconscious and lifeless Natalia from the seä years ago. unconscious, but sometimes she would mutter the word “baby” in her sleep.

fath away

alive and had suddenly appeared

to Mag

the child?

warty He looked at alia anxiously

My Gain

ukay 10a øyes were filed with a desperate plea and