The Imposter Bride (Natalia and Magnus)

Chapter 168

With a sudden burst of tears, she clutched her belly as a sharp pain shot through her. She quickly

focused her attention elsewhere. "I'm sorry, baby. Mommy shouldn't be crying. You have to be good,

okay?"

Natalia held her belly, trying to clear her mind and forget about the photograph. She gently turned off

her phone, closed her eyes, and settled into the chair on the balcony.

In the middle of the night, Magnus returned to Sapphire Island, a shadow of his usually vibrant self. He

walked into the bedroom, only to find it neatly made and empty. His heart lurched. Where was she? Ccontent © exclusive by Nô/vel(D)ra/ma.Org.

Immediately, he went to the study, pushing the door open.

Bathed in moonlight, he saw her lying on the small bed in the study. She looked like a small,

abandoned kitten, lying on her side with her hands resting on her belly.

Magnus watched her silently. The lingering effects of the drug, which hadn't completely worn off,

suddenly flared up again. He bent down and kissed her lips. He tasted her sweetness and pulled her

into his arms to savor her unique sweetness. Her scent was his ultimate weakness. Dammit, he wanted

her.

She was already more than five months pregnant. If he was gentle, it would’ve been alright. As he

thought this, Magnus continued to kiss her.

Natalia woke to him kissing her and immediately remembered that he had kissed Isabella not long ago.

She quickly pushed him away, feeling a wave of nausea. She rushed into the bathroom and started

throwing up.

Magnus watched as she retched. His handsome face grew darker and darker. She disliked him so

much that just kissing her would make her throw up like that?

When he saw Natalia emptying her stomach, he got up and silently went to pat her back. Natalia turned

around and coldly pushed his hand away.

"What's the matter, Magnus? Didn't you get enough of kissing Isabella tonight? Now you want to kiss

me, a pregnant woman?" She said, her voice sounding icy for the first time.

Magnus was taken aback. His anger was threatening to explode. She still thought he was having an

affair with Isabella. Her sarcasm made him so angry he wanted to tear her apart.

Natalia was so ungrateful. In order not to hurt her, he had even gone to the hospital to get the drugs out

of his system, yet she still didn't trust him.

Her sarcastic words were so infuriating that he felt like his lungs were about to burst!

Magnus stared at the girl he had been treating with gentle care, suddenly feeling like she was a

stranger.

His face hardened, and he began to close in on Natalia. "You're so stubborn. Why won't you open your

eyes and see how I feel about you?! Why do you always think that I am having an affair with Isabella?!"

Natalia instinctively backed away until she was cornered. With nowhere else to go, she looked up at

him with a defiant mix of resentment and accusation. "Magnus, don't worry. After I give birth, I will

leave. That way, you won't have to put on a show for me anymore!"

Her words filled him with an uncontrollable rage. He clenched his fist and swung it at the wall, leaving a

bloody mark.

Natalia was frightened by Magnus' outburst, but she didn't flinch. She knew that the punch wasn't

meant for her but for the wall. Despite being scared, Natalia felt a pang of concern when she saw his

injured hand. She wanted to reach out and check on him, but she withdrew her hand when she thought

about his actions earlier.

She didn't believe she had done anything wrong. She straightened her shoulders and gathered her

courage to confront Magnus. "Magnus, only you know whether or not you're having an affair with

Isabella. So you don't need to explain anything to me."

Magnus was on the verge of losing his mind because of Natalia’s accusations. He felt helpless in front

of her bulging belly. He struggled to suppress his anger, turned around, and left the room. He stormed

down the stairs and swept the cups on the coffee table to the floor. The villa was filled with loud and

scary noise, echoing eerily in the quiet night and causing a numbing sensation in the ears. Following

that, the study room downstairs was also violently thrashed, and all those valuable items had fallen

victim to Magnus's towering anger.

Natalia closed her eyes and cradled her slightly rotund belly, her body beginning to tremble. "Don't be

afraid, sweetheart. Mommy will protect you."

Silently, she walked to her bedroom and gently lay down on the bed, closing her eyes and emptying her

thoughts. However, the fear within her heart still caused her to tremble beneath the blanket. She could

feel wetness on her face and reached up to touch it, only to realize that she was shedding silent tears.

She had told him numerous times, if he was tired of her, he should simply let her go! What was this

situation now? He didn't allow her to go to school, kept her confined on Sapphire Island, and limited her

personal freedom. Was it that only he and Isabella could have an unclear relationship while she wasn't

allowed even a bit of freedom?

His eyes red, he turned and stormed upstairs, pushing open the bedroom door to see a lump beneath

the covers. He was irritated and had murderous thoughts.

He detested this kind of life. He missed the days when his girl would act tenderly in his arms. Yet now,

she cannot stand him, and that was putting it mildly. Even a kiss would repulse her!

He looked at the small shaking figure under the covers. His heart ached until it went numb.

Enough! She was always crying with a look of utter injustice, as if he had committed a heinous crime.

He didn't do anything wrong – surely, kissing his own wife wasn't a sin?

This time, Magnus didn't comfort her, instead, he walked out of the room. He was so agitated that he

felt like killing someone. He stomped downstairs again to see that Linden and May had woken up. They

had heard the commotion and knew that something was up. Upon seeing the chaos in the living room

and study, they didn't say anything, but started to clean up.

Magnus, in a foul mood, growled at Linden, "Just throw everything away. What's the use of tidying up?"

With that, he slammed the door and left.

The car drove away from Sapphire Island once again in the deep night. The villa was quiet again.

Natalia opened her eyes, her tears had long since soaked her pillow.

Downstairs, Linden and May instructed the servants to clean up the room. The two went upstairs and

saw Natalia, with her protruding belly, lying quietly on the bed, looking lonely and pitiful.

"Ma’am, don't be sad. Being so upset is not good for the baby. Please, don't argue with Mr. Magnus

anymore. Focus on keeping healthy and giving birth to the child,"

Natalia hid her face in the covers and made no sound.

After hearing May's words, she suddenly turned pale. That's right, he was always domineering, not

letting her study, restricting her freedom, acting brusquely without any consideration, and she had no

way to counter him.

She had to give birth to the child. She whispered an apology to her unborn child, vowing not to be sad

anymore.

"Madam, don't get too angry. Although Mr. Magnus can be irritable, he has a very kind heart. Besides,

which couple doesn't bicker? Once he cools down in a few days, things will naturally get better." May

tried to comfort Natalia softly, hoping she wouldn't be too upset.