Never Again Yours (Isadora and Magnus)

Chapter 13

Chapter 14

Eleanor was still muttering angrily under her breath.

Snapping out of her thoughts, Isadora cut her off, her tone edged with impatience and a chill that hadn't been there before.

"You're right—I'm not your real daughter, Pearl is! Happy now?"

Eleanor's face twisted with embarrassment and anger.

"Isadora, what kind of attitude is that? People say raising a child means more than giving birth, and clearly it's true. Pearl is a hundred times more considerate than you-she would never speak to me with such disrespect!"

Isadora's eyes grew red, her voice trembling slightly. "Then why do you bother with me at all? Maybe we should just cut ties again and be done with it!"

"Isadora! Are you trying to send me to an early grave?"

Eleanor sucked in a deep breath, nearly choking on her own frustration.

Every time Pearl's name came up, Isadora bristled like a hedgehog.

Pearl, truth be told, was innocent in all this. She owed Isadora nothing. If anyone was to blame, it was Carla-the root

was

forced herself to calm

the 30th anniversary of the Vaughan Group. Our family's hosting a banquet-you and Magnus should both come. Your father and I want

knew

she'd been welcomed back into the Vaughan family, Eleanor had kept her at arm's length, obviously resenting the twenty years Isadora spent being raised

a powerful family that Eleanor began to

hesitate. "Magnus

broke up? Did I hear that right, or have you lost your

Vaughan family's business has only been able to expand because the Wainwrights have helped us? As a member of this family, you need to think about our interests. Besides, Magnus is the best match you'll ever get-

chain of massive shopping malls

returned to the fold-and thanks to her relationship with Magnus- the family's holdings had grown from ten malls to thirty, dominating nearly a third of the city's

supposed to be

heard about the wedding,

Isadora's fault for not holding onto Magnus tightly enough, for letting another woman slide in and

Eleanor's own flesh and blood-why couldn't Isadora be half as

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