The Imposter Bride (Natalia and Magnus) novel Chapter 259

In any case, she was already a prisoner, and who knew when Callum might just flip his lid and off her. She might as well live it up while she was here.

Lexi was surprised to find her chin getting chubbier despite being confined to her room, where she could indulge in a variety of gourmet dishes from around the world.

This morning, as she looked at her reflection in the mirror, she felt nothing but contempt for herself. Anyone who knew her situation would understand that she was being held captive, but others might think she was off living the high life somewhere.

Why else would her face look so puffy? It was as if it had been inflated! No, she had to rescue herself from this downward spiral and get out of this godforsaken place!

As she was plotting her escape, Lexi heard footsteps outside the door. She quickly tossed the teddy bear she was holding into the air and rolled off the bed.

Her princess bed, with its dreamy canopy, had a large enough gap underneath to hide an adult.

"Creak."

The door was pushed open, and the sound of footsteps followed. Lexi knew it must’ve been Rita, leading the maids to deliver her food.

Sure enough, Rita's professional voice filled the room. "Ms. Lexi, today's delicacy is from Paraguay..."

Before Rita could finish, she noticed that Lexi was nowhere to be found. She stopped speaking, knocked on the bathroom door, and called out softly, "Ms. Lexi, Ms. Lexi?"

After a moment of silence, when Lexi did not respond, Rita pushed the door open in a panic. "Oh dear, where has Ms. Lexi gone?"

Lexi lay under the bed, holding her breath, watching as Rita quickly led the maids out. She waited a moment until she was sure they were far enough away before crawling out from under the bed.

"What are you doing?"

A voice suddenly echoed from above. Lexi looked up in surprise to see Callum standing in the doorway, and she was caught in the act of crawling out from under the bed.

Lexi was instantly flustered. "Um, I was looking for something."

Callum gave Lexi a cold look, seemingly aware of her intentions but not calling her out. "I heard you've been behaving lately. That's good, a smart choice." Callum left her with these words, then strutted out of the room.

Lexi watched Callum's departing back, wishing she could kick him over. "Enough! What does he mean by 'smart choice?' Absolutely infuriating!"

For some reason, Lexi always felt a bit powerless whenever she faced Callum. She knew she hadn't done anything wrong, so why did she always feel like she was beneath him?

As Lexi was questioning where her courage had gone, Rita rushed back in with the maids. Seeing Lexi sitting properly on the bed, Rita was thoroughly impressed with Callum's prediction that Ms. Lexi hadn't disappeared for no reason and was indeed still in the room.

"Ms. Lexi, we've brought your meal. This is a special crab dish from Paraguay, it's incredibly flavorful and is said to have beauty and weight loss benefits."

Lexi's attention had already been captured by the food the maids were carrying. She took a deep breath - it smelled heavenly!

Magnus immediately fell silent, reflecting on Natalia’s words. It seemed his wife still didn't trust him completely. Indeed, he was partly to blame for what happened to Natalia in the past. If he hadn't been negligent, those jealous women wouldn't have been able to hurt her.

But just wait, this time, he swore, he wouldn't let her experience the same pain she felt five years ago.

As they drove towards their mansion, the streets were bustling. Jonas playfully rolled down the window at a red light and gazed outside.

Natalia sat quietly in the car, and all of Magnus' attention was on her. Neither of them noticed the resentful gaze locked onto them from another vehicle.

The light turned green, and their car smoothly crossed the intersection. Behind them, a red convertible followed.

The driver was Addison, who was glaring resentfully at the car she had accidentally spotted, wishing she had a gun to blow them all to smithereens.

Five years ago, Addison's daughter Kendra had mysteriously disappeared, causing Addison and Kyler to spend a lot of resources to track her down. They eventually found Kendra imprisoned in an underground gambling den.

Witnessing her daughter being tormented by those despicable men, Addison was seething with rage. Although she had no tangible proof, she was sure that her obedient daughter would never antagonize anyone willingly. The only person capable of executing such a heinous act and leaving no trace was Magnus, the man who practically owned Melfort.

Magnus must have done this to avenge Natalia. That damn girl, even in death, she managed to cause such havoc. She surely didn't suffer enough!

Addison, along with Kyler, immediately set out to redeem Kendra. They spent millions, but they had no other choice. The casino claimed that Kendra had accumulated a massive debt she couldn't repay, which forced her to sell herself to cover it.