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

gotten a call. Pearl's voice on the other end was cold and clear: If Janet breathed a word about what she'd seen, she could kiss her job

no interest in getting tangled up in family feuds among the rich

mouth shut

into thin air. Seeing Janet's reluctance, she chose not

"Alright, you can go."

she had

it herself if she

her purse, she headed down

straight to Fitzgerald

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 so careless? Now she was stuck making another trip just

an hour later, Isadora arrived at Fitzgerald

to the reception desk. "Hi, could you help

looked up, her tone polite but practiced. She'd seen

"And you are...?"

Isadora from

receptionist's eyes widened ever so slightly. "From

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

The executive office had made it clear: No

smile, the receptionist replied, "I'm afraid Mr. Fitzgerald isn't in

a message, so when he's back you could let him know Isadora from Vaughan Group

we don't accept appointments. If we did that for everyone, our CEO would never

posted at every door. There was no way

how was she supposed

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