Chapter 51
The Imposter Bride
The girl rose to her feet, with a bitter smile tugging at the corners of her mouth. âMr. Andersen, itâs me, Kendra. Your wife.â She had had one too many glasses of wine, but it was the only way she could muster the courage to stand next to him. Magnusâ lips curved into a mocking smile when she introduced herself as Kendra âAnd what brings you here?â
ââ¦I came to see you, Mr. Andersen. Iâm sorry I shouldnât have let that bitch Natalia take my placeâ¦â¦..I shouldnât have lied to you. Iâm sorry, I just wanted⦠âWhat is it that you want?â Her sentence was cut short by his icy tone. To switch places back? Huh?â He gripped her wrists that were restlessly moving on his thighs âSo, youâre not put off by my disability now?â He stared at her coldly âNo. No, Iâm not. Iâm your wife. I donât mind. Iâm sorryâ Kendra held back the intense pain in her wrist and was struggling to rise, but he pushed her back down âBut I mind Kendra, youâre so naive. Do you think you can have whatever you want? Well, let me tell you, youâre not meant to be on the island. If it had been you living here, youâd have been miserable. Be smart and bring your papers tomorrow to finalize the divorce.â
Magnus pulled out a handkerchief from his pocket, wiped his hands, and tossed it on the ground. He then slid towards his car âNo, I wonât divorce you, Magnus. Since you took the CEO position, you have to marry me, because Iâm the wife of a CEO Kendraâs head was spinning, she didnât even understand what she was saying.
He ignored her, climbed into his car, and Paul closed the door behind him. The car slowly pulled away from the Golden Groove At the entrance of the Golden Groove stood a man, Lucius, who had just come down from the building.
He had waited for hours and hadnât seen Magnus He clenched his teeth in anger. Very well, Magnus, if youâre heartless donât blame me for being ruthless!
When he came down, he saw Kendra kneeling on the ground, apologizing to Magnus, claiming she didnât mind his disability. His blood boiled in outrage Kendra was indeed harboring fantasies about Magnus. The woman he had genuinely loved for all these years turned out to be utterlyâ¦despicable!
Even without the CEO position, Lucius had more than enough to offer to Kendra.
He watched the woman crawling and begging on the ground like a dog. His anger caused veins to bulge on his forehead.
After Magnus left, he strode forward, grabbing Kendra, and slapped her across the face. Kendra hadnât reacted yet, but the burning pain on her face made her look up, only to see Lucius face, cold and terrifying âLucius, why did you hit me?â
She clutched her face in confusion. Lucius had always been extremely indulgent with her, and now he had hit her!
âWhy? Canât wait to seduce Magnus, Kendra? I didnât think youâd stoop so low The moment he becomes CEO, youâre so eager to latch onto him. Donât forget, youâre my woman Do you think he wants you to go back to him? Stop dreaming, break up with him properly, and donât make me a cuckold!â
He grabbed her and stormed off towards the parking lot.
âLet go Lucius, you bastard!â Kendra was struck and Lucius even dragged her, her wrist was killing her.
She had never hated Lucius as much as she did at that moment. He had actually hit her! On what grounds did he have to hit her!
Regardless of how much Kendra struggled, Lucius opened the car door, threw her in, and locked it. He got into the driverâs seat and was ready to drive home Kendra grabbed his shoulder from behind. Let me out, Iâm not getting in your car, Lucius I didnât know you were such a lowlife that hit women. 1 misjudged you!â
âHeh heh âLucius sneered. âOnly now you realize you made a mistake? Too late! Sit tight, or I wouldnât mind giving Magnus a live show of how much you enjoy being beneath meâ
Kendra glared at him. She had never seen Lucius be so ruthless before.
In reality, Lucius had genuinely liked Kendra. However, this time, he realized Kendra had been nice to him only to secure her future as the CEOâs wife And now that Magnus had taken the CEOâs position, she had abandoned him for Magnus. Such a woman was like a knife twisting in his heart. How could he still treat her as kindly as before?
When they arrived at Lucius villa, he opened the car door, pulled Kendra out, and dragged her into the house. Kendra struggled with all her might, but she couldnât break free from his grip, especially with the alcohol fogging her brain Lucius dragged her into the house and tossed her onto the sofa Kendraâs vision swirled, and as she was trying to sit up, a solid body pressed down on her. Her chin was tightly gripped by a large hand Lucius kissed her, not giving her any chance to escape. His hand ripped off her clothing, brutally claiming her It wasnât until late at night that Kendra returned to the Clarkson family residence, in a daze She opened the door and collapsed onto the living room floor When Magnus returned to the villa, it was almost eleven o clock Linden helped him into his wheelchair, from which he stood up and walked into the villa In the bedroom upstairs, Natalia was lying on her side, asleep She was still holding a book in her hand, having fallen asleep while reading Magnus gently took the book from her hand and saw that it was one of his old school textbooks How much did this girl want to go to school, to the point where she was even dreaming of it Magnus took his pajamas and went into the bathroom for a shower Kendraâs drunken appearance outside the Golden Groove earlier was revolting He put on his pajamas, came out of the bathroom, gently lifted the quilt, and laid down He scooped up the soft girl, inhaled the sweet scent of her body, and closed his eyes His exhaustion from the day slowly faded away, and he was once again certain that he wanted this girl He was even grateful to Kendra for bringing this girl into his life if not for her, what would his life have been like, and how much longer would he have suffered?
The next day, when Natalia opened her eyes, she found herself lying in a warm embrace. She slowly lifted her head and saw Magnus handsome face. There was an unexpected sweetness in her heart.
She studied his eyebrows, nose, and lips, carefully etching his features into her memory. Magnusâ face seemed to have been carved into her heart. She gently slipped out of his embrace, picked up the pencil next to her, and began to sketch.
A sketch of Magnus in slumber, uncannily accurate, appeared before her, causing her to smile gently.
Magnus opened his dark eyes, noticing her smiling at the portrait in her hands. âLet me see it,â he said.
Despite having been awake for a while, he didnât want to disturb her sketching him Blushing, Natalia handed over the drawing. Magnus eyes lit up âMy lady, your drawing is incredibly accurateâ
He looked up at Natalia, grinning like a cat that got the cream I never realized I was so handsome. No wonder you canât take her eyes off me.â Since when had she been unable to take her eyes off him? His level of narcissism was unimaginable Still, she asked with a smile, âSo, my drawing really does look like you?â She wasnât quite sure âYes, it does!â He took her hand, pulling her into his embrace. Iâve posed for you once, itâs time for my rewardâ
Nataliaâs cheeks turned a deep shade of red. He actually called himself her husband! The man had absolutely no shame.
Before Natalia even had a chance to reply, his warm kiss had already covered her lips.