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 to divert

had been with Magnus for years. He was more than an assistant; he was

barely perceptible note of irritation. "The Vaughan Group's global venture is running short on cash. Isadora will

and beg a little. If she apologizes and promises

surprise. So this was all

together five years. Isadora had never given him the silent treatment for more than a week, and now it was almost two. Things really had

like this? Playing breakup games, blocking numbers,

come to pick him up from the club like she usually did. But Magnus figured it was just another one of her high-level

fiancé constantly

was no way he'd

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

the temper lately. She even said she wants to call off the engagement. She's nothing like the gentle woman

do you really want to marry Miss

voice was icy. "Did I ever tell you

the back

treat Ms. Harrison better than Miss

gentle and fragile. With her health the way it is,