The Imposter Bride (Natalia and Magnus) novel Chapter 276

Soon enough, Callum, with his exceptional memory, mastered the simple game of rock-paper-scissors, and started competing with Lexi.

Then, Lexi found herself in an unfortunate predicament. Despite being the one who taught Callum the game, she always ended up losing to him.

Even though she managed to avoid the penalty of singing a song with her unrivaled skill of playing the victim, Lexi's spirits soared higher after downing another bottle of red wine. Holding the empty wine bottle, she began singing and dancing. “We cry, we laugh, we look up at the sky, stars still shining bright… Because I just met you, leaving footprints so beautiful. Wind blows, flowers fall, tears like rain, because we don’t want to part…”

Lexi’s melodious voice echoed in the room, and her petite figure and beautiful voice cast a spell on Callum.

Callum thought he was looking at his Buttercup alia for a fleeting moment. He quickly shook off the thought, chuckling at his drunken imagination. How did he see Lexi as Natalia? They looked nothing alike!

Outside, the wind and rain intensified, making the night even darker.

Inside, the room was littered with empty wine bottles. Lexi, drunk to the point of not knowing which way was up, was laughing foolishly, occasionally singing a few lines of a song. There was no denying it; she had put on a one-woman concert tonight.

“It’s late, I need to go. You should get some rest, too,” Callum said, standing up from the floor and turning to leave. He had drunk a fair amount of wine with Lexi, but the alcohol wasn’t enough to make him drunk, it just made him a bit tipsy.

However, he had barely taken two steps when he felt his legs being held tightly.

Lexi threw herself at Callum’s legs, mumbling incoherently. “Don’t leave. I’m scared.”

Callum’s handsome brows furrowed, looking down at Lexi, who was clinging to his legs. “Scared? What are you scared of?”

Lexi gave Callum a foolish grin, tightening her grip on his legs. “I’m scared of the witch, and the big-nosed monster, and the red-eyed creature…”

She spoke so quickly that Callum couldn’t quite catch what she was saying, but he knew that these were probably figments of her imagination from some horror story.

“Alright, I won’t leave. I’ll stay with you, okay?” Callum crouched down, gently stroking Lexi's hair. “I’ll be here with you, and help you fight those monsters.”

“Mm-hmm, fight them off! Especially their king!” Lexi climbed onto Callum’s legs and rested her head on them.

“The king? They have a king?” Callum couldn’t help but smile. She was really drunk.

Lexi prattled on, completely unaware of who she was talking to. “Yes, they have a king, the most despicable, fierce, and brutal tyrant. He has a name too, Callum. If you cross him, he will lock you up in a big castle with a dragon guarding you, and never let you leave.”

Callum was both amused and annoyed. So this is how she saw him when he wasn't around - as the most despicable, fierce, and brutal tyrant? He must not have been fierce enough in real life for her to make up such stories.

She needed to be punished!

As soon as the thought came to Callum’s mind, he flipped Lexi over and gave her a firm spank. “Let’s see if you dare to blabber next time.”

Caught off guard by the spank, Lexi’s temper flared up instantly. She glared at Callum. “You, you hit me?”

“Hehe, yeah. What are you going to do about it?” Callum suddenly found it amusing to tease Lexi.