Never Again Yours (Isadora and Magnus)

Chapter 36

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.

was always loveless-cold, even

truth came

the entire baby-switching scheme from the

hadn't wanted to raise Isadora at all—she'd even abandoned her at a hospital, leaving her in a trash bin out of sight. The only reason Carla took her back was fear: if someone found Isadora, they'd discover Pearl was

just as terrified that Isadora might outshine

Isadora grew up in the shadows, her

into the Vaughan family, she craved the love of Richard,

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

Isadora bent over backward, swallowing her

Nothing changed.

took being kidnapped for Isadora to see

sacrifice or how loyal you are, if

she couldn't have

would have money. Her own

now, that $400 million investment loomed before

Group

humble herself and ask Magnus for

No.

refused to go back to the days when she begged

person who could help her now:

Isadora remembered that night.

promised her

to make her

hadn't used that favor-she could cash it

The Fitzgerald Group.

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