The Imposter Bride (Natalia and Magnus) novel Chapter 164

For the next week, Magnus and Natalia coexisted peacefully without any conflicts. Natalia went to school in the mornings, and Magnus would return only after she had finished her evening studies and gone to bed.

One afternoon, after waving goodbye to her friend Lexi, Natalia was preparing to head back home to study. Graduation was only a few months away. As she stepped out of the school gates, a sleek, black Bugatti was parked by the curb. She glanced at it and left directly from the side of the car. As she was getting close to Maplewood Manor, the car slowly stopped in front of her.

Callum opened the car door, staring at her with surprise. "Buttercup," he exclaimed, "I've found your mom!"

Taken aback, Natalia squinted up at the tall figure blocking the sunlight. He said he had found her mom!

"Mr. Callum, you really found my mom? Where is she?" Despite her mother's lack of affection towards her, the chance to see her face in this lifetime would be worth it.

"She's in England, Buttercup. Your mother misses you. She had her reasons for leaving, but she'll explain everything to you. Come with me. She's waiting for you." Callum reached out to hold Natalia's hand.

As he watched the girl in front of him, he noticed that she had lost weight over the past week. She didn’t look happy.

In that moment, he felt the overwhelming desire to hold her and protect her from the world. He remembered looking into her blue eyes, promising himself that he would marry her someday.

Natalia, visibly shaken by the news, didn't even realize that her hands were tightly held by Callum.

Isabella, who happened to be passing by, saw this and quickly snapped a picture of the intimate scene on her phone. A smirk spread across her face. "Magnus," she thought, "your wife is cheating on you."

"My mom, is she doing well? Why didn't she come to see me? Does she not like me?" Natalia had been longing for her mother's love since she was a child. The news that her mother had been found made her forget everything else.

"She misses you, Buttercup. There's a secret about her life in England, and the reason she couldn't come to see you is because the timing wasn't right. Come with me, and you can meet her," Callum said, his desperation evident.

Natalia was first taken aback, then she lowered her head. Magnus wouldn't let her leave. She knew she couldn't escape his grasp.

"I... I'm about to graduate. After that, I'll go to see my mom." By then, she could leave Melfort. Magnus wouldn't have a reason to stop her.

"Okay, I'll wait for you, no matter how long it takes," Callum said, staring at her thoughtfully. He wanted to hold her, she was so thin it was heart-wrenching.

"Have you gotten married? Is he good to you?" Callum's gaze was as intense as a flame.

"Yes," Natalia murmured before looking down.

"You don't seem happy, Buttercup. Come with me. You were my fiancée 15 years ago," Callum said, then pulling out a pendant from his pocket.

"This pendant can prove it. You were my fiancée 15 years ago. All you have to do is agree to come with me, and I'll take you away from here." Callum grabbed her hand again.

Natalia was speechless. How could she be his fiancée? She had no memory of such a thing. She was a child 15 years ago.