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.

this. She owed Isadora nothing. If anyone was to blame, it was Carla-the

Carla was already behind

tomorrow, Eleanor forced herself to calm down, her tone

of the Vaughan Group. Our family's hosting a banquet-you and Magnus should both come. Your father and I want to talk about your wedding while everyone's

knew about the

since 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

learning that Magnus-her boyfriend-came from a powerful family that Eleanor began to show any

hesitate. "Magnus

that right, or have you

to expand because the Wainwrights have helped us? As a member of this family,

owned a chain of massive shopping malls

holdings had grown from ten malls to thirty, dominating nearly

already married Elise. Am I supposed to be

had heard about the wedding,

fault for not holding onto Magnus tightly

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

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