The Imposter Bride (Natalia and Magnus)

Chapter 144

Lexi was jolted awake by the sound of her phone buzzing in the early hours of the morning. It was a

call from Natalia. "What's up, Natalia?" she mumbled, still half asleep. "It's not even dawn yet."

Natalia sniffed on the other end of the line. "Nothing, I just thought I'd wait for you guys at the airport.

Go back to sleep."

Lexi instantly woke up. Natalia's voice sounded off. "Natalia, have you been crying? Did that jerk

Magnus upset you again?"

Natalia swallowed back her tears. "No, Lexi, I'm fine. What time is our flight? Can we leave as soon as

possible?"

Lexi could hear the quiver in Natalia's voice but decided not to press further. "Alright, let me check the

earliest flights. We'll leave early."

She reached for her laptop on the bedside table, quickly searching for the earliest flights to France.

"Found it. Natalia, there's a flight in an hour and a half. I'll be there soon."

Although Lexi didn't know what had happened between Natalia and Magnus, she still hoped Natalia

would confront Magnus. But for now, she would stay by Natalia's side.

"Okay, I'll be waiting." Natalia said, her resolve to leave this heart-wrenching place was set. "Sorry for

the inconvenience, Lexi."

"Don't be silly, we're best friends." Lexi reassured Natalia. "Everything will be better once we get to

France and clear our minds."

Natalia nodded, although she knew that some troubles weren't that easy to shake off.

"Alright, I'll quickly pack. You should get ready as well. We have only an hour and a half. See you at the

airport." Lexi hung up, hastily stuffing clothes into her suitcase.

Natalia packed her belongings, most of which were gifts from Magnus. She took only her clothes and

left everything else behind. She walked past Magnus' room, glancing at the peacefully sleeping man

oblivious to her departure.

She thought to herself: “Magnus, take care.” And she left.

Natalia checked the time and realized it was still early. Instead of going straight to the airport, she

thought of going directly to Lexi's house to go to the airport with her. So, she grabbed her bag and

headed over. By the time she arrived at Lexi's house, the day was just starting to brighten.

Lexi, while brushing her teeth, opened the door and asked, "Who is it? Why so early?" When she saw

Natalia standing at the door looking pale, Lexi was shocked, dropping her toothbrush on the floor. She

quickly ushered Natalia inside and said, "Natalia, weren't we supposed to meet at the airport? Why

have you come here? Is everything packed? What happened between you and Magnus?"

Natalia shook her head. "Nothing. I just thought I'd head to the airport with you. Are you packed?"

"My God!" Lexi spat out her mouthwash, frantically scratching her head. "I don't even know what to

pack."

Natalia helped Lexi tidy up her scattered clothes, while Lexi hopped around, looking for her passport.

"How did you pack so fast, Natalia?"

"I didn't have much to pack. Just some clothes." Natalia answered, neatly folding Lexi’s clothes. "Pick

up the pace, we can't afford to miss our flight,"

"All right, all right! Weren't you the one who was unsure about going to France yesterday? Now you

woke me up before dawn!" Lexi yawned as she emerged from the house and started packing her

passport. Looking over at Natalia's baggage, she raised an eyebrow, "That's all you're bringing?"

"Yep, it should be sufficient," Natalia replied, unconcerned. Her bag was filled with several sets of

clothes, which she felt was more than enough.

But Lexi looked like she had just heard the biggest joke in the world, "Oh my God! Natalia, we are

going abroad! It's not a short trip that we'll be back in a few days. How can you make do with so little? I

can't afford to buy everything we need aboard."

"It's okay. I really have enough." Natalia reassured, "Are you ready? If so, let's head to the airport."

"Let me see, sunscreen, foundation, facial mask, credit card..." Lexi checked, "Yep, I think I have

everything. Let's go."

As they stepped out of the house, Lexi was about to close the door behind them when a sudden

realization made her dash back inside, "Oh no, I forgot my phone."

Watching Lexi's frantic rush, Natalia shook her head helplessly. When would her carefree friend finally

learn to be more organized?

Finally, they rushed off to the airport, catching a cab just in time for their early flight to France, leaving

behind Melfort.

*

Magnus woke up late, the remnants of a hangover fogging his mind. He reached over to Natalia's side

of the bed, only to find it cold and empty.

His mind conjured up last night's events - he was angry, intoxicated, danced with Isabella, and then

everything became a blur. He remembered his wife crying. Her face was filled with tears, and she

wouldn't let him touch her. He needed her badly...

He bolted upright. "Natalia!" He called out for her, searching throughout the house but finding no sign of

her. Perhaps she was downstairs.

Magnus didn't think much of it, wobbling towards the bathroom, certain that his wife wouldn't just leave

without a word.

Since Magnus was already awake, he might as well empty his bladder. Feeling quite relieved after his

little rendezvous with the bathroom, Magnus sauntered over to the sink to wash his hands. As he lifted

his hand, he caught a glimpse of his reflection in the mirror. Boy, was he a sight for sore eyes.

His hair was a wild mess, and he had no idea where his clothes had ended up. But what really caught

him off guard was the bright red lipstick mark printed on his chest. Property belongs to Nôvel(D)r/ama.Org.

Magnus was taken aback. His wife would never wear lipstick, let alone such a garish shade of red.

Who the hell left this mark?

With a furrowed brow, he tried to recall if there had been any flirtatious encounters the night before. But

for the life of him, he couldn't remember a thing.