The Imposter Bride (Natalia and Magnus) novel Chapter 65

That day, he saw Magnus in a meeting with the CEO of a conglomerate from France. To his surprise, the CEO was bending over to shake hands with Magnus. The sight of such deference was like a sharp needle pricking Lucius’ eyes.

It was supposed to be all his. Why was he on the outside looking in? He needed to make his move!

Originally, he planned to wait until Magnus faltered due to his lack of business acumen, expecting him to be criticized by other board members and step down from his position willingly. But Magnus had proven him wrong. He not only managed the company effectively but also expanded it globally. Magnus had even replaced the staff with his own trusted experts brought over from France!

He had underestimated his adversary. He found out that Magnus owned a multinational corporation in France. Magnus had really invested heavily in the last nine years; leaving him around would only mean trouble in the future!

He stood up, locked his office door, and made a phone call.

At ten in the morning, Magnus received a call that caused a storm to brew in his mind.

At six in the evening, Magnus sat in his wheelchair, took the elevator directly to the underground parking lot, and Linden opened the car door for him. With a light push of his hands, Linden placed the wheelchair in the trunk, and the car slowly left the parking lot. Three cars followed Magnus’ car closely after it left.

Magnus was on his way to a dinner that he had arranged with the CEO of the conglomerate from France. The dinner was to be held at Cloud Mountain Villa. As Magnus’ car was about to turn into the villa, the three cars following him sped up and crashed into his car.

In the ensuing chaos, Magnus’ car was pushed towards the edge of a cliff. The men in the cars quickly took out guns. One put on sunglasses and, at Linden's nod, started shooting at the cars behind them.

At dusk, four cars were engaged in a fierce battle on the deserted road near Cloud Mountain Villa. One of the cars rammed into Magnus’ car, causing it to flip over the edge of the cliff.

Meanwhile, Linden and the man with the sunglasses jumped out of the car and took cover behind a large rock. They continued shooting but soon found themselves outnumbered.

The car that had rammed into Magnus’ started to catch fire. The flames soared into the sky! Linden and the man in sunglasses, both injured by bullets, managed to escape in the light of the explosion.

Elsewhere, in Golden Groove, Magnus received a phone call. His cold eyes flashed red. He muttered a few words, sounding exhausted, "Handle the aftermath..."

In another bar, Lucius received a call and immediately stood up. "What’s the situation?"

"Mr. Lucius, we lost four men, their car went over the cliff, but they might have jumped out!" The tense voice on the phone made Lucius break into a grin.

He finally laughed. "They can't escape. Even if they survived the fall, the cripple won’t make it far!"

He hung up the call, his eyes revealing a ruthless light. Magnus, do you want to play? I'll play you to death!

He gulped down a glass of whiskey, grabbed a woman on the couch, and kissed her. He spit the whiskey into her mouth, forcing her to swallow it. The woman coughed and complained, "Mr. Lucius, you're so wicked!"

Lucius laughed wildly. "Tonight, you’re going to see just how wicked I can be!" He picked up the woman and carried her to a private room amid her laughter.

The next day, Lucius was awakened from his sleep by two police officers.