The Imposter Bride (Natalia and Magnus)

Chapter 277

Lexi awoke with a start as the first stream of morning sunlight filtered through the blinds. Her mind was

a foggy mess, with zero recollection of the events from the previous night.

The weather had been particularly nasty, with winds howling and rain pelting against the windows.

Callum had kindly checked in on her, and they’d shared a few drinks.

Beyond that, Lexi couldn't remember a thing.

Rubbing her throbbing temples, Lexi made a mental note to avoid alcohol in the future. She wondered

if she had drunkenly beaten up Callum the night before.

While amusing herself with visions of battering Callum, Lexi attempted to sit up, only to discover a

heavy lethargy in her limbs. Worse still, she was completely naked!

Lexi's mind stalled, her gaze stiffly turned to the perfectly sculpted body lying next to hers. Although he

had his back to her, Lexi was already terrified. She twisted her head again and saw a smashed bottle of

red wine and scattered clothing on the floor - a scenario that let one's imagination run wild.

So, had she started it, or was it Callum?

Before Lexi could untangle her thoughts, she heard a small noise from behind. Fearful of being

discovered, she quickly closed her eyes, pretending to still be asleep.

Callum opened his eyes, feeling an awkwardness settle upon seeing Lexi beside him. He quickly

decided to sneak out while she was still asleep. Hastily pulling on his jeans, he grabbed his shirt and

fled the room like a fugitive.

As the sound of the door closing reached her ears, Lexi knew Callum was gone. She heaved a sigh of

relief. It was better this way, avoiding an awkward confrontation.

Besides, it was merely a one-night stand after a drunken night, right? They were adults, after all. It

wasn’t their first rodeo!

Lexi reassured herself, but her heart felt heavy as if a giant rock was lodged therein.

Before long, Rita arrived to tidy up the room.

Lexi was trying to soothe her throbbing head by soaking in the bathtub, a cold shower seemed like the

best remedy for her hangover. She and Callum had been quite inebriated the night before. Had they

used protection? What if she got pregnant?

“Ms. Clarkson, are you there?” Content bel0ngs to Nôvel(D)r/a/ma.Org.

Rita had finished tidying up the room but hadn’t seen Lexi. Worried, she knocked on the bathroom

door.

Lexi, wrapped in a bathrobe, opened the door. "I need the morning-after pill."

Taken aback, Rita quickly understood what Lexi meant and nodded. "Okay, I'll bring it to you shortly."

After tidying up the room, Rita went straight to Callum. "Sir, Ms. Lexi needs the morning-after pill."

Callum frowned. "What?"

Rita repeated, "Ms. Lexi said she needs the morning-after pill."

Infuriated, Callum slapped the table. "What the hell does she mean by that?"

Rita couldn't answer that. She waited for his next instructions.

Callum, filled with anger and nowhere to vent, beckoned Rita to come closer, and whispered to her, “Go

and get…”

After a while, Rita came back with a glass of water. She handed over the pill to Lexi. “This is from our

family doctor. It's very effective and won’t harm your body.”

Lexi’s face turned beet red. “Thank you,” she muttered.

Rita blinked. “No need for thanks, Ms. Lexi.”

After swallowing the pill, Lexi gave Rita a grateful smile. “Still, thank you.”

“There’s no need, really. I’ll be on my way then.” Rita left Lexi’s room.

Seeing Rita’s retreating figure, Lexi felt something odd about her expression today. But she dismissed

the thought soon after.

**

Melfort Hospital.

Natalia had been in the hospital for a week and was feeling incredibly bored and frustrated.

“I want to be discharged, now!” Natalia grumbled, pounding the bed lightly and pouting at Magnus, who

was peeling an apple for her.

Magnus, patient as ever, kept peeling the apple without looking up. “No, you haven't recovered

completely yet.”

Natalia’s eyes twitched in irritation. “I've just suffered some minor injuries, not a broken bone! I'll go

mad if I stay here any longer!”

Magnus didn’t budge. “That’s for the doctor to decide, understood?”

Forced to eat the apple slice Magnus held up to her lips, Natalia huffed, “I’ve been here for a week, I

feel like I'm falling apart.”

Magnus pinched Natalia's cute little nose. “My dear, I also wish you could recover quickly. The nights

without you are unbearably long.”

Natalia blushed, pulling her nose free from Magnus' grasp. Just as she was about to retort, there was a

knock on the door of the ward.

"Come in!" Magnus called over his shoulder.

The door to the hospital room swung open, and the attending physician strode in. He said respectfully,

"Mr. Andersen, Mrs. Andersen's injuries have healed. She can be discharged at any time."

"Finally, I can leave the hospital. I'm so happy!" Natalia's face lit up with joy.

Magnus turned to the doctor, his expression serious. "Are you sure my wife has fully recovered? There

won't be any complications?"

The doctor was taken aback. In his twenty-plus years of medical practice, he'd never heard of a minor

shoulder injury causing lingering effects.