Never Again Yours (Isadora and Magnus)

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

Pearl's voice on the other end was cold and clear: If

had no interest in getting tangled up in family feuds

kept her mouth shut and pretended to

thin air. Seeing

"Alright, you can go."

had the

herself

keys and her purse, she headed

straight

red light, a thought suddenly 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

an hour later, Isadora arrived at

reception desk. "Hi, could you help me get in touch with Mr.

practiced. She'd seen plenty of people trying to get

"And you are...?"

Isadora from

eyes widened ever so

heiress, she thought dryly. She gave Isadora a quick once-over. At least this one was prettier than

didn't matter. The executive office had made it clear: No meetings, no

perfect, professional smile, the receptionist replied, "I'm afraid

I at least schedule an appointment? Or maybe leave a message, so when he's back you could let him know Isadora from Vaughan

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

at every door. There was no way

Victor, how was she supposed to secure the

tried one last time. "Are you sure you can't make an exception? This is really