Never Again Yours (Isadora and Magnus)

Chapter 36

Hackett mulled it over for a moment, then gently reminded him, "Mr. Wainwright, our company's Southside project is underway right now and requires a significant cash flow. I'm afraid we'll need to allocate that five billion to it."

Magnus shot him a frosty glance. "Do I need your permission to move five billion dollars now?"

Hackett broke out in a cold sweat at that word—"permission."

He scrambled to explain, "It's not that we can't come up with the money, sir, it's just that the Southside development district-"

Magnus's patience had been thin lately, and his temper even thinner.

"I'm your boss. Your job as my subordinate is to solve problems, not create them. Understand?"

Hackett nodded hastily. "Understood, Mr. Wainwright. When do you need the funds made available?"

Magnus drummed his fingers twice on the desk, still holding his phone. "This week."

"Of course, I'll get on it right away."

After Hackett hurried out, Lean couldn't help but ask, "Mr. Wainwright, may I ask what the funds are for?"

The Southside development was one of Wainwright Holdings' key investments this year. For Magnus

He was

barely perceptible note of irritation. "The Vaughan Group's global venture is running

If she apologizes and promises to cut out the drama, I'll fund her family's

blinked in surprise. So this was all

never given him the silent treatment for more than a week, and now it was almost two. Things

"Tell me, are all women like this? Playing breakup games, blocking numbers, all

the club like she usually did. But Magnus figured it was just

thinking: This isn't drama. What woman could stand her fiancé constantly favoring someone else? Isadora had put up with it

course, there was no way he'd actually say that

and said carefully, “Honestly, I don't think Miss Vaughan is the dramatic

narrowed. "She's got quite the temper lately. She even said she wants to call off the engagement. She's nothing like the gentle woman she used to

asking, "Mr. Wainwright, do you really want to marry Miss

was icy. "Did I ever tell

rubbed the back of his head,

thinks you treat Ms. Harrison better than Miss Vaughan. Even the staff are betting you'll end up

and fragile. With her health the way it is,