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.

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

was already

calm down, her tone softening

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

knew about the

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

boyfriend-came from a powerful family that Eleanor began

didn't hesitate. "Magnus

octave. "What? You broke up? Did I hear that right,

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

owned a chain of massive

had grown from ten malls to thirty, dominating nearly

was calm, almost eerily so. "He's already married Elise. Am I supposed to be so pathetic and shameless as

about the wedding, of

who was really to blame? Wasn't it Isadora's fault for not holding onto Magnus tightly enough, for letting another woman slide in

flesh and blood-why couldn't Isadora be half

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