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.

Isadora? I was the one who met with Victor that day-this investment was my doing! You can't

tone was icy. "Do you really think I'd mix up an investment worth eight hundred million? The only

Dawson must have been bribed by Isadora. I want to speak to Victor myself—once I talk to him, the truth

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

Dawson, visibly annoyed, cut in. "So Miss Pearl is questioning my professionalism now? President Vaughan, if Isadora didn't sign the contract on behalf of The Vaughan Group, then

if all his dignity had been tossed

unravel like this, he

such

were glued to

he might have passed out from sheer fury on the

he clenched his jaw, forcing himself to

Isn't that enough for you? Get off the stage.

heard the disappointment in Richard's

her

never spoken to her like this before. Ever since Isadora appeared,

bit down hard,

been so proud-now she

unwilling to accept defeat, she reached for Richard's

kept his voice low