Chapter 158
Natalia grabbed Kendra''s wrist with a vice-like grip, "Don''t think you can stilly a hand on me, Kendra.
I''ve paid back all the favours your family has granted me. Now, get out of here."
Kendra struggled, using all her strength to wrench her hand from Natalia''s grasp. ring at her swollen
wrist, she shot Natalia a venomous look. She feared that the man woulde back for her, so she
stormed out of the mansion, her pride intact. "Natalia, you wait and see. I''ll make your life a living hell."
Kendra stomped out of Maplewood Manor. Not long after, she bumped into someone. She looked up,
and to her surprise, it was that man again.
Hadn''t he left? Why was he back?
Callum stared at Kendra, "Why are you still here? I''ve found out that you''re Natalia''s sister, but I''ve
heard you''ve bullied her since you were kids and even stole her pendant. Is that true?"
Callum''s brown eyes were as cold as ice, a stark contrast from when he met her on the street earlier.
"No, I didn''t bully her, and I didn''t steal her pendant. She gave it to me herself." Kendra knew this man
was a force to be reckoned with.
She had managed to escape earlier, only to be caught by his men and brought back. She had a feeling
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that Callum was even more intimidating than Magnus.
"I hope not. From now on, I won''t let you bully Buttercup anymore." Callum pointed to her nose as he
warned her.
Kendra didn''t want to waste her breath arguing with him, so she turned to leave. But after a few steps,
she turned back. She looked at Callum with a smirk, "Mr. Callum, your beloved Buttercup is married
now. How do you n to take her away? Her husband now is the king of Melfort, someone you can''t
afford to mess with." After speaking, sheughed heartily and then strode away.
At Kendra’s words, Callum’s face darkened. Had she really married? Had he arrived a step toote?
His girl, he would take her away, whether she was married or not.
Natalia, at Maplewood Manor, saw off all the guests and returned to her room. She slumped into a
chair as if she had lost all her strength.
For the past decade, she had been haunted by a dream, not realizing that it wasn''t a dream at all, but
her memories from when she was five.
However, aside from that dream, she had no other memories. Could it be that her memories from
before she was five had been erased?
Was it her mother? Why would her mother erase her memories? Why didn''t she want her? Why did her
mother hand her over to Kyler and never ask about her again? Why would her mother do that?
She sat on the balcony, staring at the fiery sunset, feeling unloved and rejected by the world.
Two dayster, Magnus finally returned to Melfort. He went straight to Maplewood Manor after getting
off the ne. When he got Linden''s call, his heart was set on fire. Someone was actually trying to steal
his wife.
He couldn''t wait to see who dared toe to Melfort to look for trouble. He didn''t even stop by his
Upon seeing the ck Rolls Royce, Linden knew he had returned. "Mr. Magnus, you''re back."
"Where''s my wife?" Magnus asked, his face full of concern.
"Ms. Natalia is in the study. She seems quite upset since that man visited. She hasn''t left the house in
the past few days." Linden reported.
Magnus went straight upstairs and pushed open the door to the study, only to find a slender figure on
the balcony, her long hair cascading over her shoulders, engrossed in her painting. She was so
focused that she didn''t notice the man who quietly approached her from behind.
She was drawing the scene from her dream: a wide ssroom with many children, all with horrified
expressions, and Miss Rose, who had already fallen to the floor in a pool of blood.
Magnus frowned. What was she drawing? It was so bloody.
Natalia finally finished her painting and stood up with a sigh. Suddenly feeling someone behind her, she
turned around and was shocked to see Magnus standing behind her.
"You... you''re back." There was no joy or excitement in her eyes.
All Magnus saw was her fearful and estranged gaze. Had he be such a stranger in her heart?
"Darling, what are you drawing?" He tried to suppress his anger. Shouldn''t she run into his arms and
tell him how much she missed him upon his return?
"Nothing much, just doodling." She packed up her painting tools and casually walked past him, her long
hair brushing against his face, leaving behind a faint fragrance.
He closed his eyes, feeling a heart-wrenching pain. He turned around and grasped her delicate wrist.
Natalia turned slightly, looking at Magnus'' gloomy expression. Her heart ached.
Ever since the day they had a falling out, they hadn''t had sex. Every time she woke up in the middle of
the night during Magnus'' business trip, she found herself missing him uncontrobly. But this man was
already involved with Isabe. She couldn''t stay by his side anymore.
Magnus pulled her into his arms, hugging the girl he had longed for these past few days. His wife. He
couldn''t stop thinking about her. He wished he could have rushed back to see her immediately upon
receiving Linden''s call, but the project was really important. So he rushed back as soon as he finished
the project. Finally, he was able to hold her again. He closed his eyes and breathed in her scent.
Natalia tried to push him away. Whenever she thought of the day when Isabe walked out of his office
wearing his coat, her heart felt like it was being pricked by needles.
"Darling, let me hold you. I missed you so much." Magnus tightened his hold on her.
"Magnus, let go. I have something to tell you."
Natalia wanted to break free from his hold. She didn''t want him to hold her. She feared that she would
be addicted to his scent, losing herself even more.
Magnus paused when he heard her say that she had something to tell him. Was she going to talk about
breaking up again? Where did things go wrong? His wife wanted to break up with him. He wouldn''t
break up. He absolutely wouldn''t.
He held her in his arms, wishing he could melt her into his bones. He could control the entire world, but
he couldn''t control this girl''s heart.
The girl in his arms struggled so fiercely that his patience was wearing thin. He moved her shoulder
away, found her lips, and kissed her directly.
He drank in her sweetness, his kiss wild and untamed. He pried apart her pearly whites, stole her
breath away, drawing on her small tongue as if he wanted to devour her whole.
Natalia''s tongue tingled, her body tightly confined in his embrace, unable to move. Just when she was
about to suffocate, he slowly let her go.
Looking at her flushed face, he said, "Darling, I love you. Don''t do this to me. Let me deal with my
matters first, then we''ll go on our honeymoon. Behave." Magnus'' voice was hoarse, whispering lowly
into her ear.
Natalia was rigid all over, and she snapped back to reality, looking up at the man in front of her. His
passionate gaze made her heart flutter.
"What about Isabe? Magnus, don''t lie to yourself, don''t you have feelings for Isabe? I once said, if
you find a girl you like, I will leave."