The Imposter Bride by Sallie Woods

Chapter 243
Had she not run off with Magnus on their engagement day how would Cal have ended up in such a state?
She heaved a sigh, her voice soft with regret Cal, it’s all my fault if I hadn’t left you at our engagement party, you wouldn’t be like
this
“Cough, cough “Callum coughed a few times, waving his hand to dismiss Natalia’s quilt it’s not your fault, Buttercup I was just
afraid you wouldn’t come back, and life would lose its meaning You know without you I don’t see the point of anything
“Cal I’m back now You need to take care of yourself. Are you hungry? I’ll ask Rita to whip up something for you
With that, Natalia stepped out of the room instructing Rita to prepare some stomach friendly food
In no time. Rita brought over a bowl of hearty chicken soup. Natalia carefully helped Callum sit up in bed, propping up his back
with pillows Cal have some soup, it’ll settle your stomach. Then we can give you your medication and hopefully get you on the
mend soon!
Callum obediently sat up, staring at Natalia as he sipped the soup she had brought him. However, he had been ill for too long,
and his body was extremely weak. He struggled to finish even half of the bowl
“Cough cough Buttercup I’m full” Callum coughed a few times, placing the bowl on the bedside table
Natalia glanced at the mostly unfinished soup, realizing how seriously ill Callum was Now that she was back, she was
determined to take good cam of him
Once Callum had eaten something, Natalia waited a while before letting him rest
Callum’s energy was extremely low, and he quickly fell asleep. He had a smile on his face in his dreams, seemingly thrilled at
Natalia’s return.
Natalia sat by his side, watching the time, waking Callum after an hour to persuade him to take his medication as Rita had
instructed earlier
Callum reluctantly took his medication, nobody would have guessed that the imposing duke was afraid of taking medicine

But Natalia was insistent, stating that she would leave if Callum didn’t take his medicine. With that, Callum obediently swallowed
the pills. Of course, he grimaced as he took the medication. It was as if he preferred to throw the pills away
And so Natalia devotedly cared for Callum until nightfall, unaware of the passing time.
Callums energy was extremely low, drifting in and out of sleep. When he woke again to find Natalia dozing off, he couldn’t stand
it anymore. His voice was hoarse. “Nat I’m fine. You dont need to stay with me Go rest.”
Natalia shook her head “But you’re still feverish, Rita said tonight is crucial. If your fever breaks, you’re safe. If not, it could be
life–threatening”
“Rita, Rita, always Rita Tm paying her too much and giving her too much time to gossip! Callum was clearly annoyed. “You’ve
been sitting here all day, and I feel bad. How can i make you wait on me? Cough, cough, cough...
“Cal don’t be like this. I haven’t done much. I just brought you some water. What I’ve done is nothing compared to what you did
for me Natalia soothingly patted Callums back signaling him to calm down. “Cal, don’t think about anything. Just take your
medicine and wait for your temperature to drop, then I’ll go rest
Natalia was so stubborn, and Callum had no choice but to comply. But this time, he cooperated fully with Natalia, hoping to
recover soon. After all, his Buttercup was back He needed to regain his strength to protect her
As the night deepened, Natalia, who had been up all day, finally fell asleep at the edge of Callum’s bed.
Callum woke in the middle of the night to see Natalia asleep by his bedside. His heart was filled with sweetness, as if he had just
eaten honey. He gently touched her hair,
reluctant to withdraw his hand
His Nat was always so kind and considerate, he had chosen right
No matter what, he had to keep her by his side, he couldn’t let Magnus take her away!
Callum looked at the sleeping Natalia, struggling to get out of bed to move her to a more comfortable position However, Callum,
who was critically ill, had overestimated his strength As he tried to support himself, he fell off the bed
“Thump

The sound of the fall woke Natalia She opened her sleepy eyes to find Callum on the floor “Cal, what happened?”
Callum felt his face burning with embarrassment. How could he have made such a fool of himself? He had no strength left in
him.
But to save his image in front of Natalia, he wouldn’t admit that he had fallen. “Um, if I said I wanted to lie on the floor to feel the
temperature of the wooden planks.. you believe me?
in the middle of the night, Natalia couldn’t help but laugh at his words. She wiped away the tears of laughter from the corner of
her eyes and walked over to help
Even though Callum had lost a lot of weight he was still tall With all her strength, Natalia finally managed to help him sit on the
edge of the bed. Then, with a puan, they both fell onto the bed
Natalia landed on top of Callum and quickly tried to get up. finding their position somewhat intimate, but Callums hand was tightly
wrapped around Natalia’s want, “Buttercup lie next to me watch me sleep please?
Natalia matinctively wanted to refuse but seeing Callums Raggard appearance, the words of refusal were stuck in her throat 1
Sweetie just be next to me, okay? I’m really weak night now I just want you to the next to me for a while, ia that ok
Looking into Callums sincere gaze, Natalia could no longer voice her refusal and obediently lay next to Callus Kumunately, the
bed was Horaus erwagh. She moved as close to the edge as possible keeping a good distance from Callum