Chapter 259

In any case, she was already a prisoner, and who knew when Callum might just flip his lid and off her. She might as well live it up while she was here

Lexi was surprised to find her chin getting chubbier despite being confined to her room, where she could indulge in a variety of gourmet dishes from around the world.

This morning, as she looked at her reflection in the mirror, she felt nothing but contempt for herself. Anyone who knew her situation would understand that she was being held captive, but others might think she was off living the high life somewhere

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would her face look so pufty? It was as if it had been inflated! No, she had to rescue herself from this downward spiral and get out of this godforsaken place!

was plotting her escape, Lex heard footsteps outside the door She quickly tossed the teddy bear she was holding into the air and rolled off the bed

princess bed, with its dreamy canopy, had a large enough gap underneath to hide an adult.

“Creak”

The door was pushed open, and the sound of footsteps followed Lexi knew it must’ve been fita, leading the maids to deliver her food

Sure enough, Rita’s professional voice filled the room ‘Ms. Lexi, today’s delicacy is from Paraguay

found. She stopped speaking,

when Lexi did not respond, Rita pushed the door open in a panic ‘Oh dear, where

quickly led the maids out. She waited a moment until she was sure they

are you

Callum standing in the doorway, and she was caught in the act of

was instantly flustered “Um, I was looking for something”

intentions but not calling her out “I heard you’ve been behaving lately. That’s good, a smart choice” Callum

could kick him over Enough! What does he mean by

always felt a bit powerless whenever she faced Callum. She knew she hadn’t done anything wrong, so why did

with the maids Seeing Lexi sitting properly on the bed, Rita was thoroughly impressed with Callum’s prediction that Ms. Lexi hadn’t disappeared for no reason and

special crab dish from Paraguay, it’s incredibly flavorful and is said to

had already been captured by the food the maids were carrying. She took a deep breath- it smelled

her cool facade, pointing to a table and saying “Put it there for now”

and saw the succulent king crab inside. All thoughts of escape were quickly forgotten

back to Melfort. Upon landing, Magnus was extremely excited on the

the front and Magnus sat with Natalia and Jonas in the back seat.

was silently staring out the window Magnus grabbed her hand. “Are you

a moment “Maybe, a little homesick

battleground. And remember, you’re the lady of the house, so you call the shots.

who had been leaning on Natalia, chimed in. “Yes, Mommy. I’ll always

“Okay, I’m not

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