Never Again Yours (Isadora and Magnus)

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.

all this. She owed Isadora nothing. If anyone was to blame,

Carla was already behind

to calm down, her

a banquet-you and Magnus should both come. Your father and I want to talk about your

knew

Eleanor had kept her at arm's

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

"Magnus and I broke

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

Wainwrights have helped us? As a member of this family,

owned a chain of massive shopping malls across

had grown from ten malls to thirty, dominating nearly a

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

had heard about the wedding,

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

and blood-why couldn't