Never Again Yours (Isadora and Magnus)

Chapter 98

The impact on Wainwright Holdings' stock was disastrous—it hit rock bottom.

And let's be honest, everyone knows Victor, the golden boy-he's a black belt in taekwondo, top rank. There's no way Magnus was ever going to come out ahead in that confrontation.

Sammy quickly stepped in, blocking Magnus's way and plastering on a nervous smile. “Victor, he's had too much to drink. Please, don't take it personally. I'll get him out of here, right now. Come on, Magnus, let's go."

Magnus tried to shake him off, slurring, “Let go of me, let go.”

"Lean's waiting with the car outside. You're drunk, let me take you home," Sammy insisted, tightening his grip.

It took all Sammy's strength to drag a reluctant Magnus out the door.

Victor stood there, eyes lowered, yanking off his tie. There was an authority about him, a pressure that filled the room.

After a long moment, a bitter, pale smile crept onto his face.

No matter how much more successful he was than Magnus in business, he had to admit it—he was jealous. Jealous that Isadora loved Magnus, jealous that she chose to be with him. The jealousy was eating him alive.

That morning, on her way to the office, Isadora's phone wouldn't stop ringing— Richard had called her over and over, clearly desperate about something, though he never explained what it was.

as soon as she arrived, she went straight

paused outside the door to the CEO's

the head of project management, seemed to

air was thick with smoke, sharp

nodded at

of files on the

to the desk.

gruff snort. “What's going on? The Fitzgerald Group only transferred forty million

handed her a transfer confirmation for signature a few days ago, so she nodded. “Yeah, I signed off on

brow furrowed. "Is there a problem? Of course there's a problem. The remaining forty million was supposed to come in these

Victor out for dinner as a gesture of thanks-but their people had

at a time like this had him worried. That's

Is that why

pressed her lips together,

phone fixed today and had been staying at Nanette's place

since that one-night

seen Victor