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.

found herself wondering what Mr. and Mrs. Vaughan could possibly be thinking. Why keep this

stopped. The chaos she'd unleashed had barely eased

hand tonight, all because Magnus was there to back her up—and their parents, of course, had taken

Magnus was Isadora's shield, her beloved, then Pearl would simply tear him away from

a cruel smile as she pulled out

in the hospital, and the two had hit it off instantly, exchanging numbers-ready

message, Pearl finally

door and called the doctor in to tend the angry bruises on her neck. After all,

told the staff to switch up the music, letting the gentle strains of a waltz fill the air. The party continued, guests returning to laughter and champagne as if nothing had

still simmered with annoyance at Isadora's stubbornness over the diamond necklace, but seeing Magnus so protective of her, she forced herself to swallow

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

now tied to Magnus, it meant the Vaughan family had finally made a connection with the illustrious Wainwrights. Eleanor decided to

say anything, Isadora swept Magnus away without so much