BookToReadChapter 189 Another VIP hospital room.
Elise arrived, carrying a thermos of homemade chicken broth she'd simmered for three hours. She wore a floral dress under a knitted cardigan, her makeup flawless and every curl in place. When she stepped inside, she found the room cold and empty-no one was there.
Follow on NovᴇlEnglish.nᴇtJust as she turned to look for him, a nurse wheeled Magnus into the room.
"Magnus, where were you? You just had surgery. You should be resting." Magnus's eyes, usually warm, were icy and sharp as he studied Elise, staring at her as if she were a stranger. His gaze made her skin crawl. She reached up, touching her own face nervously.
"Magnus... what's wrong, big brother? Is there something on my face?" Magnus gestured for the nurse to leave them alone.
Once the door closed, his voice was steady but cold. "I need to ask you something." Elise blinked, trying to sound light. "Magnus, why so serious?" "When you and Isadora were kidnapped... did you have any part in it?" A loud clatter echoed through the room.
Elise went pale as the words hit her. Her grip loosened, and the thermos slipped from her hand, spilling golden broth all over the floor.
She rushed to his side, grabbing the armrest of his wheelchair. "Magnus, why would you say that? Who told you that was it Isadora?" Magnus's face darkened, his voice low and dangerous. "How did you know it was her?" "Because she hates me! She hates that I stole you from her, that I took your attention. She's just making things up, Magnus. You can't believe her." Magnus gritted his teeth. "So even the story about us sleeping together is a lie? Wasn't it you who told her that?" Panic flickered in Elise's eyes. She had thought Isadora wouldn't survive the kidnapping. That's why, back in the warehouse, she'd let those secrets slip-she wanted to see Isadora driven mad with jealousy.
Follow on Novᴇl-Onlinᴇ.cᴏmBut those kidnappers were cowards. Not only did they fail to finish the job, Isadora cback alive.
Magnus slammed his palm against the arm of his wheelchair. "I told you never to breathe a word about that." Tears streamed down Elise's face. "Magnus, please believe me-I didn't mean to."
"That night, Isadora and I were both kidnapped. She slapped me, yanked my hair, screamed atto confess, ve t toldNdeserved to die. I just lostcontrol and blurted it out. I never meant for this to happen. Isadora pushedto it." Magnus studied Elise's trembling, tearful form, her sadness almost delicate.
"I've already sent people to track down the kidnappers. I'm sure they'll be caught soon. I want to believe you had nothing to do with this, but if you did, I won't protect you again." Elise shook her head, her tears flowing in streams. "Magnus, please, I swear I didn't work with those men! I'm pregnant, for God's sake-why would I take that kind of risk?" At the mention of her pregnancy, a vein pulsed in Magnus's forehead, and his gaze turned even colder.
Taking a deep breath, Magnus's voice was resolute. "Our family is devout Catholic. We don't believe in premarital sex. If you want this child, I'll give you a sum of money and you can leave the country. If not, I'll arrange a doctor." Elise's heart broke. She choked on her words. "How can you be so cruel to me? If Isadora were the one carrying your child, would you treat her like this?"
Magnus couldn't help but imagine if it were Isadora who was pregnant. He knew he seregnant would never send her away. No-he would fight his family, fight the world, to protect her and their child.
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