The Imposter Bride by Sallie Woods

Chapter 2
The sleek black Rolls–Royce cut through the guardrail, somersaulting in mid–air before plunging into the ocean, causing a
massive splash....
“Natalia!”
Magnus watched as the car drifted into the sea like a speck of dust. He roared, his eyes almost popping out of his sockets. His
vision blurred as he swerved his car to follow, but he collided with the hefty steel columns of the overpass, bouncing back, and
getting wedged between the barriers and the column.
As Natalia’s car sank deeper into the sea, water filled her ears, mouth, and eyes. A wave crashed into the wreck, sweeping her
out through the shattered window She could hear her sister Kendra’s laughter echoing in her ears. “Natalia, you deserve this!
Only your death can restore my marriage. How dare you take the man who rightfully belongs to me!”
She closed her eyes, and the image of Magnus pained and remorseful face surfaced in her mind. “Nat, don’t leave met You
promised to be with me for life. Have you forgotten?” Had she made such a promise?
Then her mother, Addison’s tear–streaked face appeared. ‘Natalia, give your sister her man back. You can’t do this. Have you no
shame?” Really? It was them who had insisted she married that man, and now they were accusing her of stealing her sister’s
man!
“Nat, come with me. You don’t belong here. I’ll take you to meet your birth mother. She thinks about you every day!” She saw
Callum’s hopeful gaze
“Natalia, I’ll wait for you, no matter how long it takes. Can’t you see, he doesn’t love you? Why else would he be with another
woman while you were pregnant! He’s not worth it, Natalia!”
She didn’t belong here, and it wasn’t worth staying. She had to go, but all she wanted was to be with her child. She was ready to
leave.
Finally, she felt free. She was off to another world, to be with her child. Goodbye, Magnus! Goodbye, Dad! Goodbye, Hector!
Goodbye, Call Her body slowly sank to the ocean floor and she could almost see her child smiling at her.
影

Flashback to a year ago.
In Melfort, the Andersen family and the Clarkson family were preparing for a wedding. It was supposed to be Lucius’s
engagement to Kendra, but the groom was suddenly changed to Magnus.
“Dad, why? Wasn’t I supposed to be engaged to Lucius? Why is it now Magnus? I won’t marry that cripple!” Kendra, the young
lady of the Clarkson family, cried out in their mansion
“Kendra, I’m helpless. Initially, it was Morgan who arranged your engagement to Lucius, but then Magnus suddenly expressed
his wish to marry you,” Kyler said helplessly.
“Impossible! I won’t marry him. Dad, are you really going to force your daughter to marry that waste?” Kendra’s face was
streaked with tears.
Kyler’s wife, Addison, quickly consoled their daughter “Kendra, I will never let you marry that cripple Don’t worry” She shot Kyler
a glance.
Kendra buried her face in Addison’s shoulder, sobbing uncontrollably.
After consoling their daughter, Addison sat next to Kyler. “Kyler, the Andersens are being utterly unreasonable. The engagement
was supposed to be between Lucius and Kendra. Why did it suddenly change to that cripple, Magnus?”
Kyler sighed, “Morgan adores Magnus. His guilt towards him grows every day, and he wants to give him the best the world has
to offer.”
“They can feel guilty all they want, but they shouldn’t mistreat Kendra. Since they’ve breached the agreement, we need not keep
our end either Since Morgan loves Magnus so much, why not we marry Natalia to him? After all, she’s our daughter too!”
Addison stared at Kyler.
“Ridiculous! Natalia is off–limits!” Kyler’s eyes flashed with panic
“Why not? Are you protecting her? Isn’t Kendra your daughter too?” Addison cried out. “You brought back a bastard from your
affairs, and I raised her for over a decade without complaining. If you marry Kendra off to that cripple, I’ll never forgive you!”
With that, she stormed off upstairs, leaving Kyler alone on the couch. His face was pale as he thought back to fifteen years ago
when he brought Natalia home and faced a storm of controversy Back then, he did everything he could to protect her, hoping she
could grow up peacefully. Now that she had finally grown up, she was facing hardship again. What was he supposed to do?

At the Andersen Family Estate, the front gate was suddenly pushed open. Lucius strode in, dressed in a black suit, an aura of
coldness surrounding him. Anger was clear in his eyes. He walked upstairs, pushed open a room on the second floor facing
east. An elderly man with silver hair sat inside, staring at the plants on the balcony, seemingly oblivious to the man who had just
entered. He knew it was his second grandson, Lucius
“Grandpa, why are we arranging Kendra’s marriage to Magnus? Weren’t you the one who promised me a union with the
Clarkson family?” Lucius stood tall beside the old man, his gaze unwavering.
“Lucius, if Magnus wishes to marry, let him. You’ve been granted so much already, and he only asks for a woman’s hand in
marriage,” the old gentleman replied casually.
“But Grandpa, Kendra and I are in love. You can’t do this!” Lucius protested, veins beginning to pop on the back of his hand.
Morgan, the old man, slowly turned his head to look at the young man standing beside him.
“Lucius, he’s your brother. For nine years, he’s asked for nothing, living in isolation on Sapphire Island, uninvolved in any affairs.
Now he only ses for a woman to care for him, and you refuse? Your selfishness makes me question if you truly belong to the
Andersen family Morgan’s calm voice hit Lucius like a tidal wave
“But Grandpa, there are countless women in this world. Why does he need mine? You know that Kendra is my woman!” Lucius‘
eyes began to fill
with sorrow.
“You have everything you could possibly want. Let him have this one thing I’m tired now. You should leave Morgan said, closing
his eyes
Lucius clenched his fists, a steely glint flashing across his eyes. He made his way out of the bedroom and exited the mansion.
His car roared to life. He would never let that cripple take his woman!
Sapphire !sland, surrounded by the sea, filled with fresh air tinged with a salty sea breeze A tranquil mansion rested there,
bathed in warm sunlight. The man in the wheelchair looked strikingly handsome, his dark eyes like an unfathomable lake