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?"

Southside development was one of Wainwright Holdings' key investments this

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

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

a little. If

this was all

given him the silent treatment for more than a week, and now it

are all women like this? Playing breakup games, blocking numbers, all those push-and-pull tricks

Magnus figured it was just another one of her high-level tactics to get his attention or force him

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

eyes narrowed. "She's got quite the temper lately. She even said she wants to call off the

"Mr. Wainwright, do you really

voice was icy. "Did I ever tell you I wanted to

back of his

Miss Vaughan.

gentle and fragile. With her health