Never Again Yours (Isadora and Magnus)

Chapter 19

Pearl dashed upstairs, storming into her bedroom.

Without hesitation, she began hurling everything in sight-pillows, perfume bottles, picture frames—anything within reach went crashing to the floor.

Even with the door shut, the furious clatter echoed down the hall, unmistakable to anyone nearby.

Laura stood waiting outside with the family doctor, hesitant to knock.

She'd worked for the Vaughan family for over twenty years, not just as a maid but as the housekeeper who knew every secret and every child's temperament.

Laura had watched Pearl grow up-headstrong, willful, always used to getting her way. Back when everyone believed she was the Vaughan family's real daughter, her outbursts were tolerated, even indulged.

But now, with the truth out and Pearl exposed as an imposter, nothing about her had changed. If anything, her temper had gotten worse behind closed doors.

possibly be thinking. Why keep this pretender

Pearl finally stopped. The chaos she'd unleashed had barely eased the sting of

hand tonight, all because Magnus was there to back her up—and

if Magnus was Isadora's shield, her beloved, then Pearl would simply tear him away from her. She would make sure Isadora

smile as she pulled out her phone and

visited her in the hospital, and the two had hit it off instantly,

Pearl finally felt

called the doctor in to tend the angry bruises on her neck. After all, there was still a show worth

letting the gentle strains of a waltz fill the air. The party continued, guests returning to laughter and champagne as

diamond necklace, but seeing Magnus so protective of

for decades; the family's wealth and status mattered to her. And

Vaughan family had finally made a connection with the illustrious Wainwrights. Eleanor decided to strike while the iron was hot, planning to bring up the

say anything, Isadora swept Magnus away