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.

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

Carla was already

forced herself to calm down, her tone

family's hosting a banquet-you and Magnus should both come. Your father

knew

back into the Vaughan family, Eleanor had kept her at arm's length, obviously resenting

learning that Magnus-her boyfriend-came from a powerful family that

"Magnus and

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

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-

Vaughan family owned a chain of massive shopping

had grown from ten malls to thirty, dominating nearly a third of the city's commercial

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

heard about

blame? Wasn't it Isadora's fault for not holding onto Magnus tightly

couldn't Isadora be half

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