Chapter 543
“Really?” Alice chuckled with triumph, her voice bubbling with mirth. “Ha, you think | made this trip for nothing? | came here just
to see you break down and cry! Natalia, | am the winner here! And now you''ll see who’s gonna end up six feet under!”
With a flick of her wrist, Alice lobbed a tightly wrapped package toward Natalia. “Even if you wriggle out of those ropes, you won''t
escape this godforsaken ind. Here''s my parting gift to you. Enjoy!”
The package, bound as tight as a drum, sailed through the air,nding at Natalia’s feet.
Natalia eyed the parcel warily, well aware of Alice’s malicious streak. She didn’t even bother to look at it, her gaze fixated on
Alice in furious defiance. “Just get me back home! | won’t press any charges. | swear.”
Alice burst into a mockingughter. “Oh, Natalia, still thinking about going home when you''re knocking on death’s door? Think
about pressing charges? You gotta be alive to do that, sweetheart! Let''s not even mention that scary-sounding ALS you''ve got
going on. Just look at you, trapped on this ind. You really think there''s a chance of you leaving here alive?”
Before she revved up the speedboat to leave, Alice called out onest taunt. “Natalia, savor the gift! Don’t thank me too much.
After all, half-sisters should share everything, right? What''s yours is mine!”
As Alice’s derisiveughter faded into the distance, Natalia reluctantly turned her attention to the small parcel at her feet. After a
long hesitation, she decided to unwrap it. Inside, the box was casually taped shut, stuffed withyers of newspapers as
makeshift cushioning.
Beneath the paper were two small pouches. One contained a tablet, and the other, a curious object. It was about four inches
long, encased in stic, with a tiny switch on it. Baffled, Natalia pressed the switch, and the head of the contraption began to
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Ahot flush spread across Natalia''s cheeks as realization hit her. If her guess was right, that thing she’d just flung away was none
other than a vibrator.
Alice had truly lost her marbles!
Nausea churned in Natalia’s stomach at the thought of her half-sister''s twisted antics. She nced at the tablet set aside,
hesitating to turn it on for fear of encountering lewd content.
The ind was a dead zone, with no signals and no way to reach the outside world. This tablet could only y recorded
messages.
The sea breeze tousled her hair and stirred her thoughts. Perhaps she should just see what Alice wanted her to watch?
Natalia took a deep breath and steeled herself with a silent pep talk. There was no way it would be footage of Magnus and Alice
being intimate. It just couldn’t be.
She tried to calm her racing mind and mustered the courage to power on the tablet. Two video files appeared upon booting up.
She clicked the first one, and Alice’s smug face filled the screen.
“Natalia, you better pay close attention to the video | made just for you! It’s quite the showstopper! And as a token of gratitude for
your hubby’s services, | got you a new one. If watching gets you all fired up, you can take care of yourself. Don’t thank me too
much! Now, enjoy the show, I''m off to have some more fun!”
The video snapped off, and Natalia’s hands trembled with rage. She knew it—Alice was up to no good!
What did Alice mean by that? She and Magnus...
Her heartbeat quickened as she hesitantly tapped on the second video, tears blurring her vision. No, it couldn’t be real. It had to
be a fake, something Alice concocted to deceive her!
She remembered how a fake video had once driven a wedge between her and Magnus. She wouldn''t believe Magnus could do
such a thing—not again, not this time.
“Natalia, be strong. Watch carefully and expose Alice’s vile intentions.”
The video on the screen couldn''t be real. With a shaky resolve, she clicked on the second file.
The footage revealed a familiar bedroom, her most cherished bed, and there was Alice, altered to look just like her, sprawled out,
mocking the camera. And atop her, the man moving vigorously was unmistakably Magnus.
Natalia’s tears flowed unbidden, clouding her sight. It couldn''t be true, it simply couldn''t!
She wiped her eyes, striving to focus on the man in the video, trying to prove it wasn’t Magnus, but the camera shook, obscuring
everything but his face, rendering the rest of him indistinct.
Clutching at her chest, Natalia forced herself to keep watching until her gaze froze on the man’s wrist, and she hastily paused
the video. There, emzoned on the frozen wrist, was a tattoo of the letter “N’—a symbol she knew all too well.
Rubbing her eyes fiercely, she hoped
she was mistaken, but upon closer
inspection, the “N” was unde plesien
She reme ejed thaltatton. a pati
Magn had made on his wrist with a
knife when she nearly died, a mark
she had discoveredter. It was a
symbol of Magnus’ love for her. Now,
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Her tears sshed down onto the tablet, inadvertently reactivating the video. The sounds of passion emanated from the
speakers, and Natalia mped her hands over her ears, heartbroken.
That was indeed Magnus, and Alice had taken her ce.
Natalia shot up like a rocket, mping her hands over her ears as she bolted across the deserted ind. Her mind was nk,
save for one driving thought—to escape the maddening sound that echoed in her head.
She sprinted from the smooth, sandy
beach to the rugged terrain on the far
side of the ind. The ground O11
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less about where she ced her feet.
All that mattered was getting as far
away from that horrific, droning noise
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Whether it was the treacherous
ground or her legs suddenly giving
out, Natalia tumbled to { e earth in \
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elec to a torrent of tears. Her
sobs were the only sound in the
destion, raw and heart-wrenching.
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