The Imposter Bride (Natalia and Magnus)

Chapter 290

How could he possibly be on drugs?

“No, it can’t be. Paul, are you sure? How could Magnus ever do such a thing?” He couldn’t be using

drugs!

Paul wanted to say more, but the hospital director walked over with a grim face, handing a test report to

Natalia. “Mrs. Andersen, this is Mr. Andersen’s blood test report. His blood contains a large amount of

drugs.”

The director’s words struck Natalia like lightning, her hands trembling as she took the report. She NôvelDrama.Org copyrighted © content.

refused to believe it. Oh God, Magnus could not possibly be using drugs. This must have been a

misdiagnosis!

“Madam, what should we do now? Should we inform Mr. Morgan?” Paul asked Natalia.

“No!” Natalia immediately stopped Paul. She walked slowly into the room, looking at Magnus’ hands

tied to the bed, and felt a sharp pain in her heart.

"Don't tell him." Morgan, like everyone else, would never accept that the CEO of Andersen Corporation

was a drug addict!

“I’ll call James now, tell Dr. Frankie to come to Melfort as soon as possible. We need to keep this under

wraps. We can't let any news leak out.” Natalia, despite being in shock, quickly made a decision. No

matter what, she could not let the news of Magnus' drug use leak out!

After saying this, Natalia dialed James' number, asking him to come over as soon as possible.

Three hours later, James and Dr. Frankie arrived by helicopter in Melfort. They quickly rushed over,

along with Carter.

After a brief discussion, Dr. Frankie decided to first determine the type of drug in Magnus' system and

then see if an antidote could be formulated. Dr. Frankie and his medical team immediately started their

work.

Meanwhile, James stayed with Natalia, standing by the bed and watching over Magnus. “Natalia, don't

worry too much. I believe Magnus will pull through,” James comforted Natalia, feeling helpless himself.

Natalia sighed softly, “I know. He's so outstanding, he can't be using drugs. Someone must be

scheming against him behind his back.”

James thought for a moment, “Could it be Lucius?”

“No,” Natalia shook her head confidently, “Lucius wouldn't dare to do this. He wouldn't torture him in

this way. The person who poisoned him must hate Magnus to the bone.”

“Alright, I'll send someone to investigate who's behind this,” James said, instructing his men to probe

into the cause of Magnus' poisoning.

Natalia nodded. “Yeah, it's best to start with the company. These days, Magnus spends most of his

time either at home with me and the kids or at the office.”

As she said this, a face flashed through Natalia's mind, Belle. For some reason, she had never had a

good impression of Belle. Even though she was sure she had met Belle only once, she felt a distinct

dislike from the look in Belle's eyes.

That dislike was cold and suffocating, as if she was seeing an arch-enemy.

“James, I want your men to pay special attention to a girl named Belle,” Natalia reminded James,

unable to put her worries to rest.

“Belle?” James was taken aback, “Who is she?”

“Belle used to be Magnus' assistant and had a history of drugging him. I suspect that she's behind this

as well,” Natalia’s suspicion towards Belle grew stronger.

But why would Belle want to poison Magnus?

Magnus had mentioned once that Belle had a crush on him and drugged him out of her infatuation.

Could it be that love had turned to hate?

Natalia couldn't figure it out and decided to stop pondering over it. She believed that as long as James'

men conducted a thorough investigation, they would uncover the truth. She trusted their capabilities.

Inside the special care unit, Magnus slowly opened his eyes. Natalia, who had been watching intensely

from the glass window, was overjoyed and rushed into the room, but tears started streaming down her

face when she reached Magnus' bed.

Magnus was shouting at her, “Who are you? Get me some tea! I need tea! Give it to me! Now!”

Natalia was scared by his crazed voice, she stepped back, tears flowing. “It's me, Natalia. Look

carefully, I'm your wife.”

“Wife?” Magnus' bloodshot eyes paused for a moment, a hint of clarity flashed in his eyes. But soon, he

fell back into madness. “Get out! I need tea, only tea! Give me tea!”

James grabbed Natalia's arm. “Magnus, do you recognize me?”

Magnus threw a punch at James. “Get out!” His eyes were burning red. He jumped off the bed and

grabbed James by the throat.

James tried to pry his hand free, but it was as firm as iron. Watching James' eyes roll back, Natalia

rushed over, crying out loud, “Magnus, let go! Let go! He's James!”

At that moment, Carter walked in and saw everything. He quickly moved over and struck a blow at the

back of Magnus' neck. Magnus slowly loosened his grip and fell back. Carter caught him and laid him

back on the bed.

Natalia's voice was hoarse from crying. She held onto Magnus' hand tightly, crying her heart out.

“He's not in his right mind right now. He doesn't know who you are,” Carter said, pulling the almost

suffocated James out of the room.

“Can we just watch him like this?” Natalia was also pulled out of the room. She leaned against the

glass window and cried uncontrollably. “Why has he suddenly become like this?”

"Natalia, don’t take it too hard, Dr. Frankie will fix him.” James gasped, trying to comfort Natalia. His

heart was still pounding from his near-death experience with Magnus.

As they talked, Dr. Frankie approached them, clad in his white coat.

“Dr. Frankie, have you developed an antidote yet?” Natalia asked, hope flashing in her eyes. It had

been two days, and she was desperate for a positive answer.

Dr. Frankie looked at Natalia, his expression grave. “We’ve only identified the poison. The antidote…

we haven't managed to create it yet."

Natalia's hope quickly turned into disappointment. "What poison did Magnus get hit with?" she blurted

out without thinking.

"What kind of poison can turn a man into this?" James chimed in, curiosity mingling with his concern.

Handing over the lab report to James, Dr. Frankie explained, "Our overnight research indicates that it's

a new kind of poison, called 'Sky Scorcher.' It's hard to come by on the black market, and once it takes

effect, it becomes more potent with each passing moment. First, it blurs one's consciousness.

Gradually, the entire body begins to decay, until death ensues."