Never Again Yours (Isadora and Magnus)

Chapter 53

In the end, it was Victor who drove Isadora home.

Pudding, their fluffy little dog, whined and pawed at Isadora, clearly wanting to go with her.

Isadora knelt down, soothing the pup for a while. "I'll come visit you again soon, okay?" she promised. Only then did Pudding finally calm down, watching her with big, soulful eyes.

Half an hour later, Victor's limited-edition luxury car pulled up in front of Brocade Heights.

As Isadora reached for the door handle, a thought struck her.

"Victor?"

He glanced over, his eyes dark and unreadable, drumming his long fingers lightly on the steering wheel. His voice was casual, with a teasing edge. "What is it? Can't bear to leave me already?"

Isadora was so startled by his words that she coughed awkwardly.

Seriously, this man was the definition of self-absorbed.

It took her a moment to collect herself before she finally spoke up.

“Um... I just realized-we don't actually have each other's contact info."

Worried Victor might misunderstand her intentions, she quickly added, “I mean, since The Fitzgerald Group is investing in the Global Project, it'd be easier to handle business matters if we could contact each other directly."

Victor raised an eyebrow and held out his hand. "Your phone."

Almost without thinking, Isadora handed it over.

"Passcode?"

"My birthday," she replied, reaching out to unlock it herself.

But before she could, Victor's slender fingers tapped in a few numbers, and the screen lit up instantly, illuminating the car's interior.

did he

widened in

names that annoyed him, a barely noticeable

and his account popped up. In one smooth motion, he pinned his chat

protested, almost incredulous. Who did he think he was, just rearranging her

calm and lazy. "Right, your phone.

that, he handed it

she supposed to add

fluffy white photo of Pudding.

could leave it as is... but Victor was watching her, his eyes intense and

began typing

get a little colder.

she typed:

in his eyes softened, lighting up

small smile tugged at his lips. Then, right in front of her, he

but feel a little weird

she asked. "I only met Pudding today, after

who's raised him for

little guy's already decided you're his mom.

Isadora was speechless.

do have Pudding's best interests

setting the names, Victor also enabled special notifications

in surprise. "Are you

fortune, and yet here he was, setting her as the only

low and velvety. "Just returning the

this was Mr. Fitzgerald's version of

I should go.

door, but

"Isadora."