Chapter 41

The next morning, Isadora was in her office, searching everywhere for the investment report on the Global Project.

She spent the entire morning turning the place upside down, but the report was nowhere to be found.

Her original plan had been simple: bring the business proposal to Victor, lay out the facts in a strictly professional manner, and see if he was interested in investing.

If that didn't work, well... She'd swallow her pride and remind him about that favor

he owed her. After all, Victor had promised her himself.

But now the report had vanished.

She was certain she'd left it right on her desk.

She'd even stayed late the previous night to put the finishing touches on it.

"Janet, has anyone been in my office the past couple of days?"

Janet lingered in the doorway, looking uneasy.

"No one's been in your office, Ms. Vaughan."

Isadora narrowed her eyes, fixing Janet with a stare that lasted several seconds. She didn't say a word.

Janet squirmed under the scrutiny, her scalp prickling. She didn't dare say anything else.

Janet wasn't the one who'd stolen the report.

knew who

to intervene. But just then, she'd gotten a call. Pearl's voice on the other end was cold and clear: If Janet breathed a word about

no interest in getting tangled up in family feuds among the rich and powerful. She just wanted to keep her head down and collect

she kept her mouth shut

just disappeared into thin air. Seeing Janet's reluctance,

"Alright, you can go."

had

could present it herself if

purse, she

straight to Fitzgerald

struck her: She'd already met Victor twice, so why hadn't she asked for his contact information? With someone like Victor in her network-even if she never needed his help it was always good to have options. How could she have been

an hour later, Isadora arrived at Fitzgerald

could you

She'd seen plenty of people trying to get

"And you are...?"

Isadora from Vaughan

ever so slightly. "From

Vaughan heiress, she thought dryly. She gave Isadora a quick

office had made it clear: No meetings, no exceptions, no messages

"I'm

maybe leave a message, so when he's

blank. "I'm sorry, but we don't accept appointments. If we did that for everyone, our

posted at every door. There was

how was

you sure you

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