The Imposter Bride (Natalia and Magnus)

Chapter 324

Magnus felt a wetness at his nose. He wiped it with his hand, seeing blood smeared on his palm. It was

then he realized that Callum had injured him. He looked up with an irritable glare, snapping at Callum,

"What the hell is wrong with you, Callum?"

James also rushed over, ready to defend his friend. He squared off with Callum, saying, "If you're

itching for a fight, Callum, I'm game! But you're asking for trouble, coming here to our turf."

Callum was seething with anger. Ignoring James, he pushed James away with a forceful hand,

swinging his fist at Magnus again. "Magnus, I can't believe I let Natalia go with you! Look at how you've

treated her. You're a total screw-up! You've got her on the run again. If you want a fight, Magnus, then

let's do it. Don't hide behind your lapdog!"

James was taken aback at being referred to as a dog. His anger flared up, and he stomped his foot, a

blade popping out from the sole of his shoe. The blade gleamed menacingly as James swung his leg,

aiming for Callum’s back.

Callum heard the whoosh of the blade, ducked just in time, and shot James a glare. "A sneak attack?

You're a real piece of work!"

"At least I don't resort to name-calling!" James retorted, his eyes flashing as he aimed another kick at

Callum.

On the other hand, Magnus had been feeling down lately, needing a way to vent his frustrations. If

Callum was looking for a fight, he would get a fight! Magnus didn’t bother about keeping up

appearances or coordinating with James. He just swung his fists at Callum, hoping to drive away his

feelings of despair.

Despite Callum’s strength, he was outnumbered. He had to deal with Magnus' punches while avoiding

the blade on James' shoe. Before long, he looked rather disheveled.

Lexi, watching from the sidelines, was horrified. She had asked Callum to come and talk to Magnus

about Natalia, not to start a fight. And now, Callum was in a precarious situation, facing off against

Magnus and James alone.

Worried for Callum, Lexi blurted out, "Magnus, we didn't come here to fight! I've seen Natalia!"

This caused Magnus to freeze in his tracks. He turned to look at Lexi. "Where is she?"

Seizing the opportunity, Callum landed a solid punch on Magnus, causing him to stagger back. But he

didn’t get away scot-free. James' blade came whizzing towards his back. Callum ducked, but the blade

still grazed his shoulder, leaving a shallow cut from which blood began to seep.

Lexi had had enough. She screamed, "Can you all just stop fighting? We came here to talk, not cause

trouble! Can't we just sit down and discuss things calmly?"

As she spoke, Lexi rushed towards Callum and wrapped her arms around his waist. "Just stop it! No

more fighting!"

Callum stopped and looked down at a worried Lexi. A smile formed on his face as he said, "Lexi, are

you worried about me? I'm touched."

James saw Lexi holding onto Callum and withdrew his raised foot. He grumbled and rubbed his arm.

Callum's sweet talk had given him goosebumps. God, he couldn't stand that guy and their over-the-top

affection.

It was clear that James had a double standard. He didn't like Callum, so everything about him annoyed

James. Yet, he forgot how nauseatingly sweet Magnus and Natalia were when they were together,

making all the single folks envious.

In the meantime, Magnus stood watching Callum and Lexi interact. He didn't know when they had

gotten close, but he was glad. With Callum having a new girlfriend, he wouldn't bother Natalia

anymore.

"Lexi, what did you say earlier? You've seen my wife? Where?" Magnus asked Lexi eagerly, not

bothered with Callum.

Lexi placed herself between Magnus and Callum, afraid that they might start arguing again. Then she

answered Magnus' question, "I ran into Natalia yesterday at the port in Fareham."

"Fareham? That's impossible! I've checked all the airports, bus stations, and ports in Melfort, and

there's no record of Natalia buying a ticket!" James interjected, unable to comprehend why he hadn't

found this information. Had he been careless?

Lexi turned to a confused James. "Of course not, that’s because she didn't buy a ticket. Natalia said

she was afraid we'd find out where she was, so she stowed away on a freighter. She's been hiding in

the bottom of the ship since leaving Melfort."

Magnus felt his heart shatter. He couldn't imagine his wife hiding alone in the filthy bowels of a

freighter. He had seen freighters before, their oily decks stacked with cargo. The lower levels must

have been stuffy, hot, and reeking.

She had gone to such lengths to leave, to hide from him. Natalia...

"She's been sleeping at the bottom of the cargo hold all this time?" Magnus' voice trembled with Content is property © NôvelDrama.Org.

heartache. "And where is she now? You came here to tell me where she is, right?"

Lexi shook her head regretfully. "I'm sorry. We had a bit of a disagreement, and by the time we turned

around, Natalia had disappeared again. Callum searched the entire Fareham but couldn't find her. I

think she was deliberately hiding from us."

"Nothing? And yet you two have the gall to stand here running your mouths? Absolutely unbelievable!"

James sneered, itching to throw another punch at Callum. If they hadn't found Natalia, what right did

they have to strut around here, blaming Magnus?

Callum caught the sarcasm in James' voice and glared back. "What about you? Didn't you come up

empty-handed as well?"

Without waiting for James to respond, Callum turned his attention to Magnus. "Magnus, you promised

to give Buttercup a lifetime of happiness when you took her away. But look at her now, constantly on

the run, trying every trick in the book to avoid Melfort. Is this your idea of happiness?"