Never Again Yours (Isadora and Magnus)

Chapter 59

The moment those words left her lips, the room erupted once again.

A flurry of whispers swept through the audience.

"So it wasn't Pearl who secured The Vaughan Group's investment-it was Isadora all along?"

"Pearl's been taking credit for something she didn't do. How shameless can you get?"

"That's nothing new. Pearl's always been like this-grabbing whatever she can. First, she steals Isadora's parents, and now she's clinging to the Vaughan family, refusing to let go."

"Women like that are terrifying. Poor Isadora-imagine the trauma!”

Off to the side, a few reporters immediately caught the scent of scandal.

Their cameras clicked even more furiously than before, flashes strobing across the stage.

Pearl's eyes burned beneath the barrage of blinding lights. She felt exposed, as if she were standing naked in front of everyone, stripped of dignity.

She couldn't accept how quickly things had turned against her. Desperate, she made one last attempt to salvage the situation.

you must be mistaken! How could it have been Isadora? I was the one who met with Victor that day-this investment was my doing! You can't just stand here

think I'd mix up an investment worth eight hundred million? The only person

composure snapped. "Dad, don't listen to her! Paige Dawson must have been bribed by Isadora. I want to speak to

reached for her phone, only to remember-she didn't have Victor's contact information

contract on behalf of The Vaughan Group, then I'm sorry, but there will be no eight hundred million

dignity had been

unravel like this, he

ceremony such

eyes were

in business, he might have passed out from sheer

was ashen as he clenched his jaw,

the Vaughan family enough tonight. Isn't that

disappointment in Richard's

told her to get

before. Ever

bit down hard, her teeth pressing into her crimson

moments ago, she'd been so proud-now she was utterly

unwilling to accept defeat, she reached for Richard's arm. "Dad, I really did secure

refusing to even look at her. He kept his voice low and cold. "Go. Now. Don't