The Imposter Bride by Sallie Woods

Chapter 331

It had been nearly a year since she left Melfort, and aside from occasional news of Magnus in the local papers or TV, Natalia had no idea how he and their son, Jonas, were faring

On nights like these, she wondered if he missed her as much as the missed him

The evening had been a little awkward for Natalia with Hector proposing out of the blue. Thankfully, Hector was quick to lighten the mood with a joke, saving her from the embarrassment. She knew she needed to be more careful with her actions to avoid leading him on. After all. Hector was an important part of her life and she didn’t want to hurt him

With these thoughts in her mind, the eventually drifted off to sleep

Meanwhile, back in Melfort, Magnus was neck deep in work. He kept himself busy to distract him from the pain of Natalia’s sheanna

A year had passed, and there was still no sign of Natalia. He and Jonas spent the seasons longing for her He rarely went home preferring the solitude of his office. Every corner of their house was filled with her memories, and the sight of them was too painful to bear

“Magnus, take a break. With all these files, aren’t you tired?” James had come to Boston to visit Magnus and report on his search for Natalia de

always, there was no news

James was concerned seeing Magnus buried in paperwork all the time. He really wanted Magnus to relax a bit

Magnus didn’t even look up from his files. “Doesn’t matter I’m used to it. Any news?”

James shook his head “Nothing We’ve searched all over France and England. There’s no sign of Natalia anywhere”

the search area” Magnus voice was steady as if he’d grown numb to the reality of

A year had passed, and there was still no sign of Natalia How

from his files to see James still standing in the same spot. He urged him to

search for Natalia

“Magnus, we’ve been looking for a year now. We’ve covered over a dozen countries,

James‘ eyes

took a deep breath “Magnus, do you think something bad might’ve

a bridge into the sea

and Jonas. He put i over his chest, waiting for the familiar pain to pass Every time he thought of Natalia, his heart

the paleness of Magnus‘ face “Magnus, are you okay?

as the pain in his chest eased, shaking his head. No need I know Natalia’s okay. We just

desperate you are to find Natalia. But you need to take care of yourself too You’re overworking yourself your body won’t hold up under the strain You

going to

stood up, staring at a design sketch in his files

waved him over “Come here, look at this

sketch. There was nothing unusual

pointing to a magnolia flower on the collar of

“Yeah I see it. What about it?”

be Natala’s work. I’ve se

this company Theed to

designs

votades one i etost

ho hand directing James to beach,