Chapter 66


    Magnus returned to the familiarfort of Maplewood Manor, finding Natalia waiting for him. She was


    perched on the sofa, her eyes glued to the television, engrossed in whatever it was she was watching.


    Seeing Natalia, Magnus felt a weightlifting off his chest—an antidote to the gloom that Lucius'' betrayal


    had cast.


    Wheeling himself over to her, he simply watched her. “Were you waiting for me, darling?” he asked.


    With summer vacation in full swing, Natalia spent her days at home, keeping to herself. She and Hector


    barely crossed paths. So, every evening when Magnus returned from work, she was there. It was a


    sight that Magnus hade to cherish. The thought of Natalia waiting for him filled him with a


    wellspring of energy. His only thought after wrapping up his work for the day was to rush home and be


    with Natalia.


    Natalia was so absorbed in her show that she didn''t notice Magnus until the sound of his wheelchair


    rolling closer broke her concentration. She turned her head to find Magnus, home from work, sitting in


    his wheelchair. His gaze was fixed on her, brimming with tenderness. His gaze alone was enough to


    make Natalia blush. She couldn''t bear to meet his eyes. Instead, she was muttering shyly, "Linden said


    you''d be home early today, so I thought we could have dinner together."


    Natalia had the freedom to go out with Lexi and have some fun, but she found herself content in


    Magnus'' home, reading books about Magnus’s leg condition and eagerly awaiting his return. When


    Lexi had called to invite her out earlier that day, she had declined without even hearing where they


    were going. She didn''t know what Magnus thought, but she felt that if he came home to find her gone,


    he would be disappointed.


    "You''re such a good girl. You waited for me toe home, and it makes me very happy," Magnus said,


    a grin spreading across his face.


    With that, he reached out, gently caressing her cheek before sliding his hand down to her chin. He was


    about to lean in when Natalia, already flustered, asked, "Magnus, what are you doing?"


    Although it was his home, it was still a public area. Wasn''t he afraid of embarrassment?


    Magnus was so handsome, and a gentleman when he wasn''t angry. But when it came to flirting, he


    became brazen and shameless. Magnus simply shrugged off Natalia''s feigned ignorance. "Of course,


    I''m going to kiss you," he replied.


    The more Natalia blushed, the more Magnus wanted to kiss her. Her lips were inviting, like cherries


    glistening in the spring rain.


    However, his words made Natalia blush even more. "You... you''re so improper! Aren''t you afraid of


    being seen and embarrassed?" she managed to stutter.


    "Improper?" Magnus raised an eyebrow at Natalia''s audacity. He swiftly slid his hand down from her


    chin, pulling her onto hisp.


    "Magnus, you..." Natalia became nervous, afraid that sitting on hisp might harm his legs.


    But Magnus had been longing for her all day. There was no way he was going to let her go now. He


    held her tightly, dering, "There''s nothing improper about kissing my wife. Even if someone saw us,


    there would be no cause for embarrassment."


    His words were delivered so close to her that Natalia could feel the warmth of his breath. Her heart


    fluttered, and her face turned even redder. "I''m not your wife. You... "


    Natalia wanted to correct him, but then she remembered his anger when she had said the same thing


    before, so she stopped abruptly. She looked at him with wide, innocent eyes, not daring to say a word.


    Magnus chuckled at her hesitation. He lowered his head, pressing his forehead against hers. He kissed


    her cheek, then her earlobe, whispering sweet nothings to her. Under his tender care, Natalia''s cheeks


    turned bright red, and her body felt weak.


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    Magnus just chuckled again, and his voice was as warm and soothing as hot cocoa on a cold day. “I


    invited Kyler over to the office today.”


    In front of Natalia, Magnus was supposed to refer to Kyler as his “father-inw.”


    However, seeing how Kyler had let Natalia endure so much hardship because of Kendra, Magnus


    found it increasingly difficult to address him with that title.


    Given what Kendra had done, Magnus had to suppress his anger. He didn’t order the rkson family


    to disappear from Melfort, and showed the utmost respect for Kyler. If it weren''t for him bringing Natalia


    into this world, and gifting him with such a precious gem. It would be bizarre if the rkson family were


    still intact and thriving in this city.


    "What? What did you want with my dad, Magnus...?" Natalia''s voice trailed off when she heard Magnus


    had been looking for her father.