The Imposter Bride (Natalia and Magnus) novel Chapter 358

Upon hearing the doctor's words, Hector's previously ecstatic face crumbled instantly. He had been on the verge of jumping for joy, but now he felt as if he had been cast into the deepest pits of despair by the doctor's simple sentence.

After leaving Hector with a final piece of advice, the doctor departed, leaving the sterile intensive care unit in silence, save for the lifeless form of Natalia on the bed and the persistent Hector, who refused to stop whispering words of assurance into her ear.

Hector was certain that Natalia would wake up. She had to.

*

Rome.

On the day of Natalia's accident...

Magnus was restless in his office, tossing things around in frustration. He was faced with architectural blueprints, but there was no sign of the familiar face he was expecting. What use were these blueprints to him?

Suddenly, he felt a sharp pain in his chest, as if he had been stabbed with a knife. This sudden pain broke him out in a cold sweat.

Magnus was usually in great health, so he was completely perplexed by his sudden ailment and filled with worry.

They said that couples shared a deep connection. Could this sudden pain mean that something had happened to his wife?

As soon as this thought popped into his head, he immediately denied it. Nothing could have happened to her. She was so kind and good-hearted, it was impossible.

However, the rising panic in his heart told him that the missing Natalia might have been facing a grave situation.

Magnus felt a deep sense of powerlessness. He was filled with regret that he couldn’t be by his wife’s side to shield her from harm. She was so delicate and sensitive, how was he supposed to live through this dull and long life if she were to get hurt?

The more he thought about it, the more irritable Magnus became. A surge of fury rose within him, and he turned his wrath to the blueprints on his desk.

The blueprints, which had been maliciously altered to a deep red color and still bore tear stains, reminded Magnus of his wife’s accusing gaze, and the pain in his heart was unbearable.

In these past few days, the blueprints that Diana had submitted were not only vastly different from Magnus' original designs but were also simply unbearable to look at!

Ha, did Diana really think that no one would notice that these weren't from the same designer?

Magnus' anger only grew as he looked at them, and he kicked over his desk in a fit of rage, stomping on it viciously.

Magnus had thought that William would beg for mercy. But when he didn't, Magnus knew William hadn't hit his breaking point yet, so Magnus glanced at James, who was standing behind William.

James understood Magnus' meaning and immediately joined in, "Get Diana, the one who pretended to be the real designer. Let her enjoy some free prison food! What a pity, such a pretty girl, if she goes to jail, her life will be ruined."

This pierced William's heart. Diana was his weak spot. He wasn't afraid of going bankrupt, but he couldn't bear the thought of his only sister spending the rest of her life in jail. He had promised their parents he would take care of her. How could he face their parents in the afterlife if something happened to Diana?

Facing the stern Magnus, William fell to his knees and said in shame, "Yes, it was all my fault. I was blinded by greed. I fired the real designer, Natalia, and had my sister take her place. Mr. Andersen, if you want to blame someone, blame me. It has nothing to do with my sister."

Magnus took a step back, stunned by William's confession. "What did you say?" Magnus felt a rush of blood to his head.

So it was true. His wife was the real designer. He had almost found her, but William had sent her away!

Magnus was still in shock when Diana arrived. She saw her brother kneeling before Magnus and rushed over to help him up. "William! What are you doing on the ground? Get up!"

William just wouldn't get up, continuing to plead with Magnus, "Mr. Andersen, it was all my fault, I was the one who drove Natalia away. If you need to vent your anger, do it on me. But please, spare my sister. She's still young. She can't go to jail. I beg you, let her be!"

Diana listened to William bewilderedly, trying to pull him up from the ground while nonchalantly saying, "William! It's just firing a designer. What's the big deal? Natalia was clearly a greenhorn and even intentionally messed up the work so I ended up being chewed out by Mr. Andersen.! What's wrong with me driving her away? Why should I go to jail for that? Get up, it's embarrassing for a grown man to be kneeling on the floor!"