Chapter 155


    “Magnus, do you stal think she’s the naive little Isabe from nine years ago? She’s cunning now. If I’d


    been a momentter that day, she would have had you” Chase raised his voice, staring into Magnus‘


    stormy gaze.


    “I’m telling you, Magnus, if you don’t take care of the whole thing with Isabe, there will be more


    misunderstandings between you and your wife in the future.” Chase wasn’t afraid of Magnus‘ outburst.


    He had a feeling something was off about Isabe. She was a schemer


    The words sent a chill down Magnus spine. He didn’t remember much from the night he was drunk, but


    he remembered enough to know he had hurt


    Natalia in bed. She cried.


    Annoyed, he got up and walked out.


    “Where are you off to?” Chase asked in confusion


    “Home” Magnus was done with drinking


    Chase was left stunned Magnus had called him here in the middle of the night only to leave so abruptly


    Magnus drove straight back to his home, Maplewood Manor. It waste, so he quietly opened the door


    to his bedroom, only to find it cold and empty Right, his wife was in the guest room


    He turned towards the guest room, the door unlocked. The moonlight filtering through the pentagonal


    window illuminated her sleeping face. She looked troubled even in her sleep. Her pale face looked


    deste


    Magnus shrugged off his jacket, slipped into the bed next to Natalia, and pulled her into his embrace,


    taking in her sweet scent.


    Natalia stirred in her sleep, feeling too warm When she tried to push him away a little, he only held her


    tighter. With no other option, she found afortable spot and went back to sleep


    Only when he heard Natalia’s even breathing did Magnus loosen his hold on her, pressing a soft kiss to


    her forehead “Darling, don’t do this to me I love you he whispered


    But Natalia slept through his confession


    The next morning. Natalia woke up to an empty bed. She stretchedzily, suddenly feeling as though


    someone had been sleeping next to herst night She sniffed the sheets, detecting the scent of alcohol


    and tobo. It was Magnus.


    He had left, hadn’t he? But he had returned, drunk, and slept with her.


    She didn’t dwell on it. She got up and got ready for school.


    Meanwhile, Magnus headed to work early, leaving town for a business trip.


    In a coffee shop in Melfort, Callum sat by the window, watching the bustling crowd. It had been fifteen


    years, but he thought about the little girl every single day. She would be grown up now.


    Last night at the library, he’d seen Natalia’s captivating blue eyes and was taken aback. Those eyes


    reminded him of the girl he was looking for


    She imed she was born here, and he hadn’t seen the pendant. So she couldn’t be the one he was


    looking for.


    Fifteen years ago, he was being chased by a Mexican gang due to family interests. The girl had bravely


    saved him, and he’d made a vow then to marry her when they grew up


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    He gave her a pendant as a token. It was his family’s symbol- an amulet of the Sphinx. He only knew


    that her name, Buttercup. She would be twenty this


    year


    Three years after that incident, he had visited the orphanage where he’d met her. The warden had told


    him that she was adopted by a man. When he asked about the man, the warden only told him that he


    was from Melfort


    Now that his situation was stable, he had decided to find her again.


    “Melfort was big, but where were you, Buttercup? Did you remember Cal?”


    Lost in thought, he suddenly saw a girl walking past the coffee shop. She had long hair and a red string


    around her neck. Taken aback, he immediately got up and chased after her


    Outside, Kendra was preparing to meet Lucius for a date when someone grabbed her wrist from


    behind. She turned to see a man holding her, staring at her intensely


    “Who are you? Let go” She pulled her hand free When her pendant swung out of her cor, the man


    gasped. It was the amulet of the Sphinx.


    “I finally found you. Buttercup Callum looked at Kendra with joy, grabbing her hand again, afraid she


    would disappear


    I don’t know you Let go Kendra was getting angry


    “I’m Cal Don’t you remember me? its okay I came here to find you” Callum’s joyous expression didn’t


    change


    Kendra was stunned but saw no malice in the man’s eyes Perhaps he had mistaken her for someone


    else. Sir, I’m not the person you’re looking for. My name is Kendra, and I’ve never seen you beture


    Kendra patiently exined


    “No, you are the person that I am looking for Buttercup This amulet proves it I gave it to you fifteen


    years ago I can’t be mischien.” Callum dered


    “Amulet? Token?” Kendra stood, trying to process the man’s words. The amulet was something she


    had taken from Natalia when they were kids.


    on reiming


    Later, she discovered it was extremely valuable and kept it with her always. Natalia, struggling to


    survive, was forced to give remembered who had given it to her.


    Kendra realized that the girl the ma Callum’s grip


    But she


    talking about might be Natalia But would he want the amulet back? With that thought, she broke free


    from


    don’t know you, and I’m not the girl you’re looking for. This amulet was given to me by my grandfather.


    It can’t be yours.” Kendra turned to leave.


    Callum blocked her way. “No, this amulet represents the Frerotte family. There are only two in the


    world. My brother has one, and I gave the other to Buttercup fifteen years ago.”


    Kendra was stunned. She felt the urge to flee but couldn’t. She couldn’t give up the amulet.


    “Let go of me. I’m not Buttercup. I’m Kendra. I’ve never seen you before.” Kendra managed to break


    free, turning to leave.


    As she walked away, she kept looking back, afraid Callum would follow. Suddenly, she was stopped by


    two men in ck at the corner. She was startled, but the men only blocked her path without causing


    any harm.


    In no time, Callum approached, “Buttercup, tell me you haven’t forgotten me. It was you who saved my


    life 15 years ago, and I promised then that when you grew up, I would marry you. Don’t you


    remember?”


    Kendra’s blood ran cold as she realized that this man was Natalia’s arranged childhood sweetheart. It


    must have been Natalia’s shameless mother who


    had arranged this.


    A smirk tugged at the corner of her mouth. This was perfect. Natalia’s fiancee hade looking for her.


    Once he took Natalia away, wouldn’t Magnus


    be hers?