The Imposter Bride (Natalia and Magnus) novel Chapter 81

Seemingly, she used to attend school diligently, not like other privileged young ladies who merely whiled away their hours at school, only to grease some palms when graduation neared, ensuring they got their diplomas without breaking a sweat.

His wife, indeed, was not like any other woman.

"Reward? Do I get a reward?" Hearing Magnus say this, Natalia, who had been leaning on his chest and feeling blue just a moment ago, suddenly perked up.

She was visibly surprised and delighted, fixating on the handsome man who had her utterly enchanted.

Previously, Magnus had told her that she had to perform well in her studies if she wanted to continue attending school. Otherwise, he would reconsider his decision.

Her grades had indeed slipped compared to before in her recent exam. Consequently, Natalia hadn't dared to bring it up with Magnus. If Magnus didn't ask, she would just let sleeping dogs lie. Given the bustling activities around Magnus' company, she reckoned he wouldn't remember her small issue. But who knew that nothing could escape Magnus' eagle eye?

Thankfully, he was satisfied with her performance. Hence, upon hearing about the reward, Natalia's face split into a wide grin.

"Of course," Magnus rarely saw Natalia smiling like a child in his presence. Seeing her like this, Magnus reached out, gently cupping her chin, and he said in a deep voice, "Of course, there's a reward. You name it. As long as it's reasonable, I'll make it happen."

Truth be told, during their time together, except for providing her shelter and sustenance, Magnus hadn't done much for Natalia. Now that he had decided to keep Natalia by his side, he was determined to spoil her rotten, making sure she wouldn't leave him.

Natalia was even more elated. She was not bothered by the way Magnus holding her chin, staring at her with such intimacy.

She gently swatted his hand away, tilted her head, and pondered for a while. Then she said, "Actually, I don't know what reward I want, because I've never received any rewards since I was a kid."

From a young age, Natalia had always been an outstanding student. Her teachers loved her and would grant her certificates and small gifts, but if those things were seen by Kendra, who had poor academic performance, they would mostly be discarded or burnt. Then, she would be bullied by Kendra for a long time.

Even if Kyler knew how good her grades were, he would only secretly praise her a few times.

Aside from insisting that she attend a prestigious university after she aced her college entrance exams, Kyler never cared about her academic performances.

"You'll have everything from now on because you have me," Hearing Natalia say this, a sharp pain shot through Magnus' heart. He enveloped Natalia's head with his big hand, pressing her back against his chest. Then he gently patted her, as if comforting a wronged child, "As long as you're with me, you'll have everything that others have. And what others don't have, you'll have too."

Why should Magnus' woman have to live such a hard life? If that hypocritical Kyler didn't cherish Natalia, then so be it. In the future, Natalia would have him who would truly care about her.

Soon, he would let the Clarkson family know that Natalia would about to become a person they couldn't afford to offend. As for Kendra, wasn't she looking down on Lucius now? Magnus would let them continue their love-hate relationship.

"Thank you, Magnus," Hearing Magnus' words, Natalia, whose eyes were already reddened, couldn't help shedding a few tears of emotions.

With her head buried in Magnus' chest, listening to his strong and steady heartbeat, "thump, thump," one after the other, she felt nothing but comfort and happiness. She had initially thought that replacing Kendra and marrying Magnus would lead to dire consequences. More likely, she would face retaliation once the truth was revealed. Not only would she lose her life, but she might also implicate the entire Clarkson family.