Just as Carter was contemplating an excuse to leave, Magnus suddenly handed over the phone. "Take a look."
Carter, looking disgruntled, took the phone. "This isn't quite right, is it?" Magnus had asked him to watch a video of him and his wife's intimate moment. Carter was a decent guy!
"Watch," Magnus simply commanded. His words were cold and ruthless.
With no choice left, Carter reluctantly looked at the video on the phone. It didn't take him long to realize something was off - the video was clearly recorded in a booth in Golden Groove!
The woman wasn't Natalia. It was Kendra! My God! And since when did Magnus and that foolish woman, Kendra, start hanging out together? And they didn't just hang out. They filmed them having sex. That was clearly looking for trouble.
"Hold on," Carter asked, holding the phone. "The man in the video, is that really you?"
Magnus snorted, and his voice sounded cold and terrifying. "What do you think?"
There was no way it could be him. He would feel nauseous just by looking at Kendra, let alone having sex with her!
Carter quickly pieced together the situation. "The man in the video can't be you! I get it. Kendra must have intentionally slept with another man, recorded it, replaced the man's face with yours, and then purposely sent it to Natalia. That's what made her so angry that she had a premature birth."
"Find out who was involved in this!" Magnus ordered. His aura was chilling. "I want them to pay in blood. No need to report back, just make sure they all pay for what they did to my wife!" After his command, Magnus closed his eyes, and when he opened them again, a bloodthirsty glint shone through. He was like a demon straight out of hell, frigid and lethal.
"Get Dr. Frankie to help me recover my legs immediately!" He commanded, not uttering another word.
Carter hurriedly left with the phone. It was common to photoshop pictures, but not so common to photoshop a whole video. It should’ve been easy to trace.
Once Carter left, Magnus sat alone in the bedroom where Natalia used to sleep, sitting there for the whole day.
Linden, the butler, learned about the situation from his young master and Carter. He was furious at the person who had framed Magnus, but as a butler, there was little he could do to seek justice for Natalia. All he could do was to take care of Magnus so that he could deal with those who had dared to harm his wife.
Magnus, sitting in his wheelchair, remained expressionless. He didn't move all day until the sunset painted the sky red. He slowly turned his wheelchair to the bed and lay down, and the familiar scent of Natalia filled his senses.
Her sweetness filled every corner of the room, making him feel at peace and obsessed. Magnus moved his lips, wanting to say something, but he couldn't. He closed his eyes. He spent his days quietly on Sapphire Island, just like Natalia, watching the sunrise and sunset from the balcony every day.
In front of him was the sea that she loved to watch. Back then, she would stand on the balcony and watch the sea every day, and he would hide where she couldn't see him, watching her. Back then, he thought she didn't want to see him, so he didn't show himself; she didn't want to talk to him, so he kept quiet.
But none of that saved their marriage. Even their child didn't get a chance to be born. Thinking about their child, Magnus' eyes instantly dimmed. It was a suffocating pain. Their child was gone.
He thought he had protected his wife well, but he didn't know that many malicious people were hurting his wife in corners he couldn't see. His thin and frail wife silently endured all the mental torture.
Those people deserved to die! Kendra, Isabella, none of them would escape. He would make them pay in blood!
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