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Magnus was downing drink after drink-hard, fast, relentless. His head was pounding, but he didn't put the glass down for a second.
Sammy sat beside him, watching as Magnus drank like this for nearly two hours. He'd tried to stop him a few times, but every attempt was shut down by the icy glare Magnus shot his way. After that, Sammy didn't dare intervene again.
Follow on NovᴇlEnglish.nᴇtHe didn't understand why Magnus had only called him out tonight. None of the usual crew-Scales or the others had been invited. Was his job tonight just to watch Magnus drink himself into oblivion? The thought left Sammy feeling uneasy. He glanced at the expensive bottles scattered all over the floor. If Magnus kept this up, he'd wind up passed out right here before the night was over.
Unable to hold back any longer, Sammy finally asked, "Magnus, what the hell happened?" Magnus was clearly drunk, his eyes red and unfocused. He paused for a long moment before answering.
"The day I married Elise-Isadora was kidnapped." "Yeah, but you said that was just a cover story, right?" Sammy remembered the wedding well. He and Scales and the rest of the guys had shown up, but really only out of loyalty to Magnus; they didn't stick around long. Most of the guests were Elise's friends anyway.
During the ceremony, Magnus had gotten a call from Isadora, claiming she'd been kidnapped. Later, even Scales had mocked the whole thing. "Of all the days to stage a kidnapping-it just happens to be when Magnus is marrying Elise? Lame. Not even a toddler would buy that story." Magnus frowned, his voice rough. "No... it wasn't fake." You've got to be kidding me.
Sammy's jaw dropped. He shot upright in his seat. "It wasn't fake?" He blurted out, "No wonder Isadora broke up with you. If I were her, I wouldn't just dump you I'd probably punch you in the face." Magnus watched Sammy's outburst with a look of resignation-his first tnot arguing back, just offering a bitter smile.
And if that kidnapping had turned into something even worse...
Magnus couldn't bring himself to say it out loud, but the thought haunted him. Guilt gnawed at him, but beneath that, a darker feeling lingered-disgust at the idea that Isadora's body was no longer "clean." It took every ounce of willpower for him not to let it get to him.
Sammy, realizing he'd been harsh, glanced at Magnus, whose face had gone slack with defeat. He didn't even look angry. That was new. Sammy felt a rare pang of sympathy.
Follow on Novᴇl-Onlinᴇ.cᴏm"Magnus, if you really don't care about Isadora anymore, and she wants to walk away-maybe you should just let her go. Being treated like this by someone you love... No woman could take it. If Isadora says it's over this time, she means it." Magnus's eyes were bloodshot. "Since when do you get to decide if I care or not?" Sammy fell silent.
After a while, curiosity got the better of him. "If you care so much about Isadora, then what about Elise? Everyone thinks you're more into her. Are you really trying to have both women?" Magnus tossed back the rest of his whiskey in one gulp. "Elise is just my responsibility. Years ago, my mother forced her to leave Capitolion. She ended up depressed and got hit by a car-that's why she's like this now. If I don't look after her, she won't survive." Survive? If Elise was so fragile, she wouldn't have made it this far. She even got a heart transplant, for God's sake.
Sammy fought the urge to be brutally honest. He'd let things slide before, but this was different. This was a kidnapping and while his fiancée was in danger, Magnus had been marrying another woman. If Isadora could put up with that, she deserved a medal for World's Most Patient Girlfriend.
"Fine. Keep looking after Elise. But set Isadora free. No woman deserves to be treated like this by the man she ке loves. In the se If she says it's over, this tit's for real." Magnus slammed his glass down on the bar. "I can't. I just can't." Sammy sighed. "Magnus, do you even love Isadora?" Love?
Magnus stared down at the bar, lost in thought. "Isadora's been by my side for years. I don't have to work to I love her or try to understand her. She En." just... loves me. She's warm, caring, always looking after me. She'd make a perfect girlfriend or even... Mrs. Wainwright." Sammy listened, but still couldn't tell if Magnus actually loved Isadora or not. "So, do you love her? Or don't you?"
Magnus opened his mouth, but the words got stuck in his throat. If he was honest, he'd never really thought about it before. Chapter 95 Tip: You can use left, right keyboard keys to browse between chapters.
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