The Imposter Bride (Natalia and Magnus)

Chapter 65

That day, he saw Magnus in a meeting with the CEO of a conglomerate from France. To his surprise,

the CEO was bending over to shake hands with Magnus. The sight of such deference was like a sharp

needle pricking Lucius’ eyes.

It was supposed to be all his. Why was he on the outside looking in? He needed to make his move!

Originally, he planned to wait until Magnus faltered due to his lack of business acumen, expecting him

to be criticized by other board members and step down from his position willingly. But Magnus had

proven him wrong. He not only managed the company effectively but also expanded it globally. Magnus

had even replaced the staff with his own trusted experts brought over from France!

He had underestimated his adversary. He found out that Magnus owned a multinational corporation in

France. Magnus had really invested heavily in the last nine years; leaving him around would only mean

trouble in the future!

He stood up, locked his office door, and made a phone call.

At ten in the morning, Magnus received a call that caused a storm to brew in his mind.

At six in the evening, Magnus sat in his wheelchair, took the elevator directly to the underground

parking lot, and Linden opened the car door for him. With a light push of his hands, Linden placed the

wheelchair in the trunk, and the car slowly left the parking lot. Three cars followed Magnus’ car closely

after it left.

Magnus was on his way to a dinner that he had arranged with the CEO of the conglomerate from Published by Nôv'elD/rama.Org.

France. The dinner was to be held at Cloud Mountain Villa. As Magnus’ car was about to turn into the

villa, the three cars following him sped up and crashed into his car.

In the ensuing chaos, Magnus’ car was pushed towards the edge of a cliff. The men in the cars quickly

took out guns. One put on sunglasses and, at Linden's nod, started shooting at the cars behind them.

At dusk, four cars were engaged in a fierce battle on the deserted road near Cloud Mountain Villa. One

of the cars rammed into Magnus’ car, causing it to flip over the edge of the cliff.

Meanwhile, Linden and the man with the sunglasses jumped out of the car and took cover behind a

large rock. They continued shooting but soon found themselves outnumbered.

The car that had rammed into Magnus’ started to catch fire. The flames soared into the sky! Linden and

the man in sunglasses, both injured by bullets, managed to escape in the light of the explosion.

Elsewhere, in Golden Groove, Magnus received a phone call. His cold eyes flashed red. He muttered a

few words, sounding exhausted, "Handle the aftermath..."

In another bar, Lucius received a call and immediately stood up. "What’s the situation?"

"Mr. Lucius, we lost four men, their car went over the cliff, but they might have jumped out!" The tense

voice on the phone made Lucius break into a grin.

He finally laughed. "They can't escape. Even if they survived the fall, the cripple won’t make it far!"

He hung up the call, his eyes revealing a ruthless light. Magnus, do you want to play? I'll play you to

death!

He gulped down a glass of whiskey, grabbed a woman on the couch, and kissed her. He spit the

whiskey into her mouth, forcing her to swallow it. The woman coughed and complained, "Mr. Lucius,

you're so wicked!"

Lucius laughed wildly. "Tonight, you’re going to see just how wicked I can be!" He picked up the woman

and carried her to a private room amid her laughter.

The next day, Lucius was awakened from his sleep by two police officers.

"What’s going on?" Lucius asked, springing up from the bed.

"Mr. Lucius, we suspect you're involved in the car crash and fire incident at Cloud Mountain Villa

yesterday. It might be a case of attempted murder!" One officer informed him.

"I don't know what you're talking about. I was here all day yesterday. Lilly can vouch for me." Lucius

quickly pulled the woman hiding behind him to his side.

Lilly nodded eagerly, "Yes, Mr. Lucius was here all afternoon yesterday. He never left!"

The police officer stepped forward. "Mr. Lucius, the owners of three of the four cars involved in the

accident had phone calls with you yesterday, and they also received money from you. We have

records. We've already detained one of the car owners. He confessed that you hired him to

assassinate the CEO of Andersen Corporation, Magnus!"

Lucius, a seasoned player, put on his clothes and stood up. His cold gaze met the officer’s. "I’ll tell you

this, I have nothing to do with this. The CEO of Andersen Corporation is my brother. Why would I want

to kill him? I’ll cooperate with your investigation, but if you find out I'm innocent, you better start looking

for a new job."

With that, he walked out of the room.

Just as Lucius arrived at the police station, he heard someone report, "The car owner committed

suicide!"

The two officers were taken aback. Lucius smirked. When he hired them, he had made it clear that if

they failed, they had to disappear from Melfort, either by death or escape. If they got caught, he

wouldn’t hesitate to wipe out their entire families!

To avoid involving his family, the car owner had swallowed the poison hidden under his fingernail.

Lucius was released after half a day at the station since there was no evidence linking him to the crime.

An hour later, all the accounts that had received money from Lucius were wiped clean. There was no

trace of where the money had gone.

When Lucius walked into Andersen Corporation full of glee, he saw Paul pushing Magnus’ wheelchair

towards the front door of the building. He stood in shock as he watched Magnus sitting in the

wheelchair, alive and well.

He didn't die! Hadn't he fallen off a cliff?

As Lucius stared in disbelief, Magnus turned his head and saw Lucius standing by the pillar. He gave a

sinister smile as his wheelchair glided past Lucius. "Lucius, surprised that I'm still alive?"

Lucius looked at the man who was smiling like a devil. This wasn't a man who had fallen off a cliff! He

had been tricked!

These fools!

Magnus slid closer, and his icy slits of eyes were piercing like a sword, aimed straight at Lucius.

"You've been using these low-life tricks against me for years, aren't you tired?

“How come you've made no progress? How could these stale schemes of murder possibly kill me? I

believe you can still recall, two years ago, you used the same method to try to off me in France. Aren't

you bored with these old tricks?

“Lucius, I advise you to stay put in the corner I've designated for you and quietly continue as my vice

president! Don't blame me for not cherishing our brotherhood if there's a next time! Your three

chauffeurs have nicely fed my Perth! Much obliged!" Magnus finished, raising an eyebrow. He turned

and left.

Lucius was left behind, his gaze following Magnus' retreating with a fierce light. "Magnus, don't get too

smug. Our feud has only just begun!" The man roared at the sky.