Chapter 37

Isadora sat alone in her office.

She pressed her fountain pen to her forehead, eyes fixed on the view outside as she fell deep into thought.

The Vaughan Group's Global Project was seeking $400 million in sponsorship.

She knew Pearl would pull every trick in the book to secure it.

After all, a 10% stake in The Vaughan Group meant annual dividends that could reach millions—money that would keep flowing for years to come.

Once upon a time, Isadora might not have cared so much about money.

She'd cared about family-except her adoptive mother, Carla, had been anything

but loving. In fact, Carla had been downright cruel.

For twenty years, Isadora had endured a relentless cycle of emotional

manipulation, icy silence, and outright abuse.

If she brought home perfect grades, Carla would only grow colder.

If she made friends, Carla's mood soured.

Even laughter became a sin.

Back then, Isadora couldn't understand why Carla disliked her so much, why she seemed determined to make her miserable.

gaze was always

the truth

orchestrated the entire baby-switching

bin out of sight. The only reason Carla took her back was fear: if someone found Isadora, they'd discover Pearl was the

as terrified that Isadora

Isadora grew up in the shadows, her childhood marked

she was finally brought back into the Vaughan family, she craved the love of Richard,

hard she tried, Pearl was always the daughter, always the

over backward, swallowing her pride, doing everything she

Nothing changed.

for Isadora to see

how much you sacrifice or how loyal you are, if someone doesn't love you, nothing will

she couldn't have

would have money.

million investment

Fitzgerald Group in Capitolion

she really going to humble herself and

No.

back to the days

one person who could

Isadora remembered that night.

promised

to make

favor-she

The Fitzgerald Group.

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