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.

he know

widened

the list quickly. Not seeing any names that annoyed him, a barely noticeable

up. In one smooth motion, he

Who did he

your phone. That's why you get

it

she supposed to add a

fluffy white photo of Pudding.

his eyes intense and expectant, as if waiting for her

hesitantly began

to get a little

typed:

label. The coolness in his eyes softened, lighting up with a subtle

of her, he picked up his own phone and changed her contact

couldn't help but feel

appropriate?" she asked. "I only

one who's raised

decided you're his mom. If I label you any

Isadora was speechless.

have Pudding's best interests at

names, Victor also enabled special notifications for

in surprise. "Are you sure that's

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

voice was low and velvety. "Just

was Mr. Fitzgerald's version of business

should go.

but Victor called her

"Isadora."