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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Her

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

noticed that Lexi was nowhere to be found. She stopped speaking, knocked on

a moment of silence when Lexi did not respond, Rita pushed the

watching as Rita quickly led the maids out. She waited a moment until she was sure they were far

are you doing?”

surprise to see Callum standing in the doorway, and she was caught in

“Um, I was looking for

a cold look, seemingly aware of her intentions but not calling her out “I heard you’ve been behaving lately. That’s good, a smart choice” Callum left her with these words, then strutted out of the

departing back, wishing she could kick him over Enough! What does he mean by ‘smart choice? Absolutely infuriating!”

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

bed, Rita

is a special crab dish from Paraguay, it’s incredibly flavorful

maids were carrying. She took a

facade, pointing to a table and saying

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

took Natalia and Jonas back to Melfort. Upon landing, Magnus was extremely excited on the drive home because he had at last successfully brought his wife

and Magnus sat with

out the window Magnus grabbed her hand. “Are you nervous, honey?”

then nodded after a moment “Maybe, a little homesick perhaps. It’s been a long time

honey, we te going home, not to a battleground. And remember, you’re the lady of the house, so you call the shots. Don’t worry about

leaning on Natalia, chimed in. “Yes, Mommy. I’ll

smile “Okay, I’m not afraid anymore.

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