The Imposter Bride (Natalia and Magnus)

Chapter 298

"Alright, Dr. Frankie, let's get going. We're in for a long night," Dr. Frankie’s mentor said, briskly striding

out of the pathology lab. He needed to start formulating a new antidote urgently.

Dr. Frankie quickly followed him. "Right behind you."

The two men exited Magnus’ room.

Left alone inside the room were Natalia and James. Noticing the downtrodden look on Natalia's face,

James felt obligated to comfort her. "Natalia, don't worry. Magnus will pull through this. But we must

find Belle. This woman is unimaginably wicked."

With a heavy sigh, Natalia voiced her concerns, "We're at a disadvantage, Belle has the upper hand.

She must have planned this well in advance. If she's decided to hide, it won't be easy finding her."

By now, if she could be found, Marissa and her team would have done it already. The fact that they

hadn't meant that Belle was hiding out of sight.

"Natalia, stay here and look after Magnus. I refuse to believe that Belle is invincible! Every person

leaves traces. Even if she's hiding in a rat hole or a sewer, I will find her!" James declared, before

hurrying out of the room. "I'll be back soon. I can't believe Chase and his team can't find one woman!"

Watching James' hurried departure, Natalia couldn't help but feel desolate. It was true, why was Belle

so hard to find? Days had passed, and not a trace of her was found.

Sighing, Natalia walked over to Magnus, wanting to help wipe the sweat off his forehead.

She fetched water from the bathroom and used a towel to carefully clean Magnus. As she was

meticulously wiping him down, she noticed a small patch of yellowing, decaying skin behind his ear.

Shocked, Natalia rubbed her eyes and looked again. Sure enough, a yellowish fluid was seeping from

the decaying patch behind Magnus' ear. Remembering Dr. Frankie's previous warning about the poison

causing decaying skin, Natalia quickly checked Magnus' arms, chest, and legs for similar symptoms.

Thankfully, she found none.

However, when she checked his back, she found the same yellow, decaying patches. Overwhelmed by

panic and despair, Natalia ran out of the room to the lab, tears streaming down her face.

Upon seeing Natalia, Dr. Frankie, who was holding a test tube, turned and asked, "Mrs. Andersen,

what brings you here?"

"Dr. Frankie, Magnus, his skin... it's decaying. It's turning yellow. Could the poison be causing worse

symptoms?" Natalia managed to choke out through her tears.

Hearing this, Dr. Frankie quickly set down his test tube and headed for the door. Just as he reached

Natalia, she fainted.

"Mrs. Andersen! Mrs. Andersen!" Dr. Frankie managed to catch her before she fell, calling her name in

a panic. But Natalia remained unconscious, leaving Dr. Frankie in a state of frantic indecision. He knew

that if anything happened to Natalia, an awakened Magnus would never forgive him.

Dr. Frankie's mentor ambled over, shot Natalia a glance, and then spoke to Dr. Frankie in a deep, stern

voice, "As a physician, I can't believe you've lost even the most basic judgment. She's fine. She fainted

because she’s overworked and overly anxious. A good night's sleep will set her right."

A flush of embarrassment colored Dr. Frankie's cheeks. Natalia's fainting had been so abrupt that he'd

momentarily forgotten he was a doctor himself. "Professor, could you please keep an eye on her? I

need to go check on Magnus' condition."

"Go ahead. Ah, it's such a shame to see these two lovebirds suffer," the professor sighed, shaking his

head in pity at Magnus and Natalia's predicament.

When Natalia woke up, daylight was streaming in through the windows. She rose wearily from the

lounge chair in the pathology lab, her eyes still slightly unfocused. She immediately asked, "How's Content (C) Nôv/elDra/ma.Org.

Magnus? You guys need to..."

Natalia's words were cut off as Dr. Frankie, who had been dozing off after a night of work, sprang up at

her words.

He finally let out a sigh of relief. "Mrs. Andersen, I examined him last night. What Mr. Magnus is

experiencing is an inevitable pathological reaction. I've instructed the nurse to administer medication."

Natalia finally relaxed. "That's a relief. But, will those yellow lesions continue to worsen? What will

happen to Magnus if they do? And, wasn't I taking care of Magnus in his room? How did I end up

here?"