Chapter 176
The Imposter Bride
The doctor stood next to Magnus, finishing his sentence.
âBang!â Magnus swung a punch at the doctor, sending him flying into the wall and bouncing back onto a tray of surgical tools. The noise echoed through the operation room and shards of glass scattered everywhere. Everyone stared at Magnus in shock, then at the doctor convulsively twitching on the ÐоÑг Morgan stormed in with anger blazing in his eyes. âMagnus, what on earth are you doing? Four bodyguards immediately appeared behind him and dragged Magnus away.
This chaos seemed irrelevant to Natalis laying on the operating table Silent and still, she seemed to be drifting further and further away.
Natalia had a dream, a dream of a smiling little boy reaching out with his chubby hand and calling her âMommy.â Her heart melted like butter. She reached out to hold the floating little boy, but he kept calling her âMommyâ and floated further away.
No matter how desperately Natalia screamed, she couldnât grab his tiny hand. He drifted away from her Suddenly Natalia woke up. Her child, her precious baby!
She woke up in a hospital, with a nurse sitting by her side. As soon as she opened her eyes, the nurse stood up. âMadam, youâre awake?â
So, she didnât die. She was still alive. She reached out to touch her belly, which was now flat and felt a slight pain. âWhere is my babyâ¦â Her voice was hoarse and barely audible The nurse quickly adjusted her bed. âYou need some water, madam.â
After taking a sip of water, Natalia asked again, âWhereâs my baby? Please bring him to me.â
Your baby Madam, you should rest first. Ill be right back. The nurse evaded her question and Nataliaâs brows furrowed in worry.
Ignoring her hunger, she grabbed the nurseâs forearm. Where is my baby?â She needed to see her child.
âMadam your baby⦠he didnât make it. He died of oxygen deprivation at birth. The nurse broke down in tears after finishing her senterice Nataliaâs mind went blank. She stared at the nurse, pulled out the IV, and staggered out of bed, making her way towards the door âMadam, you canât leavel Oh no, youâre not wearing shoes. Youâre bleeding! The nurse hurriedly grabbed a pair of slippers and followed her.
Wearing a patientâs gown, Natalia ran frantically.
At the end of the hallway, she found the âNeonatal Unitâ She pushed the door open just as someone was leaving. She grabbed the personâs arm. Doctor whereâs my baby? Where is he? Please bring him to me!â
The doctor sighed and looked at Natalia with guilt. âMs. Natalia, Iâm sorry. We couldnât save your baby.
He was already gone when you arrived it was due to oxygen deprivation Please be strong. You and Mr.
Andersen are still young Youâll have more children.â
After the doctor left, Natalia stood outside the Neonatal Unit, drained of all energy. She didnât know when the nurse had put the slippers on her feet.
She stood at the end of the hallway, staring at the blue sky.
âBaby, Iâm sorry!â She thought âOh dear, madam, what are you doing here? I just made some hot soup. I knew you would wake up.
Mr. Andersen will be here soon. Letâs go back to your room, madamâ
It was Lindens voice that brought Natalia back to reality. She glanced at him and slowly walked forward Linden had a thermos in his hand. He quickly jogged to the room to put down the thermos and came back to assist Natalia. However, Natalia was already gone Despite searching everywhere, Linden couldnât find her He immediately called Magnus who was already at the hospital Magnus had been staying in the hospital and had not slept for days. On the third day, the doctor said that Natalia would wake up. He thought that Natalia would be repelled by his disheveled appearance, so he quickly went home to shower and change his clothes. As soon as he was dressed, he received a call from the hospital saying that Natalia was awake.
He rushed to the hospital, promising himself that he would never leave her alone on the island again.
He would go wherever she wanted to go and accompany her if she wanted to find her mother. He realized his mistake When he parked his car at the hospital, he didnât even have time to remove the keys before rushing upstairs to Nataliaâs room. No one was there!
He ran into Linden at the door âWhereâs Natalia?
â dont know She disappeared while I was putting the soup awayâ Linden was panicking Magnus started searching for Natalia but couldnât find her anywhere.
Meanwhile, Natalia was slowly descending the stairs and standing at the hospital entrance She looked up at the sky Baby, you didnât want your mommy either?â
She saw Magnus rushing into the hospital and walked from behind the pillar towards his car She noticed that the engine was still running, and she got into the car and hit the gas, driving out of the hospital She got straight in the car, stepped on the accelerator and pulled out of the hospitals entrance Magnus, unable to find Natalia, walked irritably to the window, only to see his car slowly leaving the hospital. A moment of shock in his brain was quickly replaced by the realization. Itâs his wife!
He snatched the keys from Linden and jumped straight out of the window, from the second floor balcony to the ground, next to Lindens car He opened the door and immediately chased after her, but Nataliaâs car had already driven out of the city centre and was racing toward the outskirts.
Magnus taught Natalia how to drive Due to her long break from driving and her weak body, the car was swerving on the road Magnus caught up with her, and his heart was pounding. âNatalia, stop the car now!â
Natalia couldnât hear anything fromputside. She stepped on the gas pedal, quickly joining the freeway and rushing towards the overpass!
At this moment, Magnus felt as if the world was shaking. He saw the car speeding towards the overpass, rolled down the window and shouted, âNat, listen to me, stop the car. Itâs dangerous ahead.
Please!â
But Nataliaâs eyes were only on the road ahead. Her mind was blank âBaby, Iâm sorry. If thereâs a next life, Iâll never let you leave me again. You must be cold down there Mommy will be with you soonâ
Ten minutes later, the car was on the overpass. Natalia closed her eyes and laughed bitterly. She wanted to end her life, and let the ugly world be none of her concern.
Behind her, Magnus saw the car rush onto the overpass His eyes were about to burst from his skull as he shouted, âNat-â
But his voice was ruthlessly scattered by the coastal breeze The car in front of him careened past the guardrail, and plunged straight into the sea Magnus had shut his eyes, following suit, and crashing into the barrier, only to be flung back and wedged between the metal beams.
Finally, everything calmed. Nataliaâs car had caused a massive splash as it plummeted into the water.
Her petite figure was tossed about by the waves, carried off through the shattered window, and drifted into the distance.
A fortnight later, in the Andersen familyâs private hospital, Magnus slowly opened his eyes. The afternoon sun streamed into his ward. The room was maintained at a comfortable temperature, but beads of sweat still trickled down his nose Where was he? And where was his wife?