The Imposter Bride (Natalia and Magnus)

Chapter 377

Natalia's heart was heavy with the vicious oath she'd been coerced into by Belle. If she ever went back

to Magnus, her son, Jonas, would be doomed to an untimely death.

The thought of such a curse was unbearable. She couldn't let that happen to Jonas. No amount of

personal suffering could justify that outcome.

With this in mind, Natalia's turmoil began to settle, and the conflict in her eyes softened. "Magnus,

please go. Take Jonas and leave. I can't be part of your lives anymore. The moment I made that damn

promise in front of Belle, it sealed my fate—I can't return to you," Natalia managed to say, her voice

choked with emotion. "Just go, and don't disrupt the life I need to lead now."

Magnus wasn't one to let her slip away so easily. He grasped her firmly, compelling her to look into his

eyes, which were as deep and relentless as the ocean. "Darling, why do you insist on believing that

nonsense? Besides, I'm not asking you to come back with us; Jonas and I are here to join you. We’ll

follow your lead. That way, the curse won't hold, right?"

A spark ignited in Natalia's eyes, as if Magnus’ words had cleared the fog that had long clouded her

mind. Yet as she gazed into his eyes, the image of Diana surfaced—Diana, who had spent a

scandalous night with him, according to the tabloids. If Magnus could spend a whole night with Diana,

why bother coming back for her?

Natalia recoiled. "Aren't you with Diana now? Isn't that working out for you?"

"No! That was all just an act," James burst out, a surge of elation running through him. Her concern

meant she still cared! "Listen to me, I only got close to her to find out where you were. I swear, if I've

ever done anything to betray you, be it with Diana or any other woman, may I be struck down by

lightning and suffer a fate worse than death!"

Natalia's head snapped up. "Who asked you to swear?!"

Realizing she had revealed her lingering feelings for Magnus, she stubbornly shook her head. "It's too

late, Magnus. Some things can't be undone. When I saw those articles about you and Diana, claiming

you were lovers, my heart was shattered. Eventually, I was hit by a truck in the streets of Hawaii, and

the doctors said there was an eighty percent chance I'd become a vegetable."

"What?!"

"Oh my God, Mommy…"

Both Magnus and Jonas exclaimed in shock. They had no idea Natalia had gone through such a

perilous time.

"I'm so sorry, darling. It's all my fault," Magnus said, his hands trembling as he held her. He was furious

at himself for not being there for her in her darkest hour.

Jonas rushed to embrace Natalia. "Mommy, I'm so glad you're okay. You can't leave me alone!"

"Don't be scared, my love. Look, I am all right, aren’t I?" Natalia ruffled Jonas’ hair before turning to

Magnus with a silent gaze. "When the hospital all but declared me a lost cause, it was Hector who

brought me back to consciousness. He stayed by my side for months, talking to me day and night, and

made me want to fight back."

"I owe him a debt I can never repay, Magnus. I've promised to marry him. I can't break my word again,"

she said, holding Jonas close.

"Darling, I'm wracked with guilt for not being by your side. But please believe me, if I had been there, I

would have never left your bedside," Magnus said earnestly.

"But marrying Hector out of gratitude? Have you thought about our feelings? There are other ways to

repay him. You can't sacrifice your life for a debt. You have Jonas, you have me. From now on,Content property of NôvelDra/ma.Org.

wherever you are, that's where we'll be," Magnus stated, his arms enveloping both Natalia and Jonas.

Natalia hesitated. "Magnus, it's not about debts. When I woke up, I realized I owed Hector too much.

His devotion moved me, and before you came, I had already pledged to marry him."

Magnus froze. Could Natalia have developed feelings for Hector? No, that couldn't be. He could only

imagine how much Natalia had suffered because of him. How he wished it was he who had been by

her side when she awoke, not Hector. Suddenly, he realized that he might have lost control of

everything.

"Just go, Magnus. Our past love—is history now," Natalia said with a painful finality. Her eyes shut,

willing to tarnish her own reputation if needed. "And I've already moved in with him."

Magnus felt as if his world had exploded. It couldn't be true, it just couldn't!

The distance in Natalia's eyes tore a hole in his heart. If this was all true, he would kill Hector! His wife,

she had to return to his side.

No matter what she had become, she was still his wife!

Meanwhile, Jonas watched his mother's reluctance to reconcile, and his tears began to fall like rain.

"Mommy, don't you want me anymore? Mommy, am I going to become an orphan nobody wants?"