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

could finish, she noticed that Lexi was nowhere to be found. She stopped speaking, knocked on the bathroom door, and called out softly. “Ms. Lex,

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

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

are you

suddenly echoed from above. Lexi looked up in surprise to see Callum standing in the doorway, and she was caught in the act of crawling out

instantly flustered “Um, I was looking for something”

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

kick him over

she faced Callum. She knew she hadn’t done anything wrong, so why did she always feel like she was beneath

the bed, Rita was thoroughly impressed with

meal. This is a special crab dish from Paraguay, it’s incredibly flavorful and is said to have beauty and weight loss benefits.”

already been captured by the food the maids were carrying. She took a

to a table and saying “Put it there

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

approached Magnus took Natalia and Jonas back to Melfort. Upon landing, Magnus was extremely excited on the drive home because

sat with Natalia and Jonas in

at Natalia, who was silently staring out the window

a moment “Maybe, a little

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

soon as Magnus finished, Jonas, who had been leaning on Natalia, chimed in. “Yes, Mommy.

I’m not afraid anymore. You will protect

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