The Imposter Bride by Sallie Woods

Chapter 3

He gazed at the distant ocean, his icy demeanor as chilling as frost, making one feel as though they were in the midst of a freezing winter rather than the blossoming spring.

“Mr. Magnus,” his butler, Linden, softly spoke. “We received word that your wedding with Natalia is due in a week. Is there anything you need to prepare?“.

Magnus slightly curled his lips at the butler’s words “Prepare? A single bridal suite will suffice. His deep voice, as enchanting as a siren’s song. carried an irresistible magnetic pull

“Yes, Mr. Magnus. Chase and James called today, and everything is going according to your plan After your wedding, we’ll put everything into action “Linden had served Magnus for over a decade.

“Yes. We can’t afford any mistakes with the grandpa’s affairs.” Magnus responded lightly as he continued to gaze at the sea

“A grand wedding! Lucius, it’s been nine years, I hope you’re well!TM

The Andersen family ruled Melfort, owning both the Andersen Corporation and CT Technologies. Morgan Andersen, the founder of the Andersen Corporation, was a force to be reckoned with in his youth After establishing the two business giants, he sat unchallenged at the top. He married the woman he loved most and had a son and daughter with her, but she left him after their children were born.

His son, Anthony, marned the virtuous Lillian and had three grandsons. The eldest, Jamie, passed away at the age of twelve due to illness, leaving Morgan distraught for a long time.

cruel, with an overwhelming desire to possess. He was Anthony and Lillian’s favorite, but Morgan was always indifferent to him.

and clever from a young age, earning

the blaze, and he was sent to the family’s private isle for recovery. From then on, he was bound to a wheelchair.

shares to Magnus name. Thus, the only candidate for the presidency of the Andersen Corporation and its

Lucius, in the midst of the raging flames, pushed him into the fire. A burning beam fell and crushed his legs. In the end, it was Linden who

his island named Sapphire Island, where Magnus could recuperate. Morgan loved his grandson dearly and fulfilled all of his requests. But since moving to

He would always remember that day. As he received the shares, Lucius looked at him sitting in his wheelchair with a mocking smile.

added, “You must really have no shame, living off of others fortunes. If it were me, I’d consider myself a burden if I couldn’t stand. And to make matters worse, you have the audacity to accept so many shares from the Andersen Corporation. What use are they? You’ll just be sitting in your wheelchair watching me take the presidents seat!” After

reclaim what was rightfully his Lucius was about to marry into the Clarkson family, and Magnus‘ first move was to steal his woman and deliver a deadly blow. Then, he would let Lucius watch as he tormented the woman he loved, letting him taste the pain of despair Thinking of this, a playful smile appeared his lips. The game that lay ahead

every bit of suffering I’ve endured these past nine years. I’ll let you enjoy everything I’ve

the Andersen family was ranked

they had a daughter named Kendra. When Kendra was seven, Kyler brought home

Kyler had outside of his marriage. From that day forward, Natalia lived a life of neglect from her stepmother and bullying

blue dress, her seaweed–like hair fell to her waist. Her large eyes were a deep blue, her eyelashes. curled, and her skin was glowing. She was the epitome of

leading her into their home, only to be met with her stepmother’s angry shouts. “Who’s this, Kyler? Another bastard

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family. From that day forward, she called Addison “Mom,” and she called Kendra, “sister.” Whenever their father was absent, her mother and sister would resort to all kinds of ways to torment her They made her do basic chores and fed her