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.

what Mr. and Mrs. Vaughan could possibly be thinking. Why keep this pretender around? Isadora was

The chaos she'd unleashed had barely eased the sting

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

Pearl would simply

into a cruel smile as she pulled out her phone

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

sending her message, Pearl

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

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

over the diamond necklace, but seeing Magnus so

status mattered to

now tied to Magnus, it meant the Vaughan family had finally made a connection with the illustrious Wainwrights. Eleanor decided to strike while the iron was hot, planning to bring

Magnus away without so much as a polite