The Imposter Bride (Natalia and Magnus)

Chapter 462

The kitchen knife in Gabby's hand rose and fell with relentless fury, its blade splattering her face and clothes with a macabre painting of red. Unperturbed, she continued her onslaught on the lifeless body of the woman on the floor, releasing the tempest of rage that had been brewing within her.

Finally, when the blade of the knife curled from the violence of her strokes, Gabby shook as if waking from a nightmare. The once seductive figure lying motionless on the ground was now unrecognizable—a canvas of violence. Yet, fear didn’t touch Gabby. Instead, her eyes shone with a chilling, sinister light.

She tossed the ruined knife onto the floor, her pale face breaking into a twisted smile. She got up, her movements ghostly, and drifted over to the sink. With the water running, Gabby washed away the bloodstains with no more concern than if she were rinsing off spilled wine, indifferent to the possibility of Lucius coming down the stairs.

Once she cleaned herself up, a low chuckle escaped her lips. How could she have forgotten? The man she loved with all her heart had never loved her in return. The other woman had been nothing but his plaything. Would he really come downstairs out of concern for anyone?

Gabby lifted her hands, now clean of the blood that had coated them just moments before, her body trembling slightly. She left the kitchen and left the house that had once felt like a home.

The night was deep and dark as she stepped out of the villa, gazing up at the bedroom window. Lucius was probably still asleep. Sleep well, she thought bitterly.Belongs to (N)ôvel/Drama.Org.

That man was not her destiny. And if he had cared for her, even a fraction, maybe she wouldn't have found herself in this dire predicament.

With a lingering look at the bedroom window, her eyes filled with a mix of longing and sorrow, Gabby disappeared into the night.

The solitude of the night mirrored the desolation in her heart. She pressed a hand to her racing pulse, staggering toward the hotel like a specter at midnight.

But she wasn’t completely alone. Anna was waiting at the hotel, the daughter she had claimed as her own—a sweet, understanding child who always seemed to warm Gabby's aching heart at just the right moment.

With thoughts of Anna’s sweet, smiling face, Gabby stumbled back to the hotel. She opened the door to her room, intending to scoop up Anna and leave that very night.

However, the room was a scene of chaos, as if ransacked by thieves. Gabby's heart lurched. She hurried to the bedroom, to the bed where Anna had been sleeping peacefully just hours before. Now, only an empty bed remained. Gabby was stunned. She frantically turned on all the lights and began a desperate search for Anna.

The kitchen was empty. The living room was also empty. The bathroom was empty. The balcony was empty.

After a thorough search with no sign of Anna, tears streamed down Gabby’s cheeks. How could Anna just vanish in the short time she was gone?

Returning to the bedroom, Gabby’s eyes fell on a note on the bed—a detail she had missed in her panic. She snatched up the note, her voice trembling as she read aloud, “If you want your child back, bring ten million dollars to the pier. Call the police, and you can collect her body instead.”

Gabby’s mind reeled. Anna was kidnapped, and they wanted ten million dollars. God, where would she get ten million? The money she had taken from Magnus had all gone to Lucius, and she hadn't kept a cent for herself.

Then she remembered—the bank card Lucius had thrown at her. There had to be money on it!

Gabby clutched the note and ran to the nearest ATM. All she could think about was saving Anna; the thought of calling the police didn’t even cross her mind. If the police got involved, who would be arrested first? After all, she had just killed someone. Between kidnapping and murder, murder probably carried the heavier sentence, right?

Gabby reached the ATM, her hands shaking as she inserted the card and checked the balance. There were only two million dollars. She slumped to the ground, hit by the realization. Lucius, oh Lucius, she had handed him three hundred million from Magnus, and he had dismissed her with a mere two million.

Tears continued to fall as regret overcame her. How could she have been so blinded by rage, so reckless to lose Anna?

For over a year, she had lovingly raised Anna. Unable to find love from Lucius, she had poured all her affection into Anna, treating her like her own daughter, ready to sacrifice everything for her. And now, because of her mistake, Anna was in danger. Gabby was frantic, nearly out of her mind with worry.

No, she couldn't let anything happen to Anna because of her mistake. Absolutely not!

Gabby took the note and stumbled towards the pier indicated in the address.

Overwhelmed with urgency, she forgot about taxis and ran on foot to the pier. Her desperation was such that she felt no fatigue as she reached the dark, desolate waterfront.

Calling out for Anna in the dead of night, her voice echoed off the silent docks. But there was no answer, only the indifferent lapping of the waves.

The chill of the night air cut through her, and her voice grew hoarse from calling. However, the physical discomfort was nothing compared to the despair in her heart.

“Anna, where are you?”

Gabby wrapped her arms around herself and sank to her knees. She stared out at the tide andpeadeta | ingamnest. raha, where are you? ommy’s here! Anna, please, where are you? Mommy's come to find you! Anna, I'm here, please come out!” Please read the original content at .

Her sobs echoed far and wide along the pier, yet there was never an answer to her cries.

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With a sinking feeling, Gabby turned to leave the pier. Just then, a man who had silently approached her from behind suddenly gripped her arm.

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