Never Again Yours (Isadora and Magnus)

Chapter 116

Isadora let out a cold laugh, her eyes sharp as blades. "Save it, Magnus. We're done. I can land M Boutique for The Vaughan Group on my own."

On the other end, Magnus's voice softened, unusually gentle. "Isadora, I'm just trying to help. You don't have to be so harsh."

"Help me?" she scoffed.

"Magnus, you wired a million dollars to Elise just a minute ago, and now you want to help me? Spare me your kind of 'help' is the last thing I need."

Magnus's brow furrowed.

How did she know he'd sent Elise that money?

But the way Isadora snapped at him, refusing any help, made him wonder-was she upset because of Elise? Did she actually care about what he did?

"Isadora, are you jealous?"

"Jealous?" Isadora sounded like she'd just heard the world's most ridiculous joke.

"Why would I be jealous of you? I just think your two-faced, have-your-cake-and- eat-it ways are pathetic. I never realized you were this kind of person. No- actually, I was just blind before!"

With that, she hung up on him.

She didn't want to waste another word.

How could she have loved this man for five years? She must have been out of her mind.

phone, the call

calling back, but all he got was

Isadora had blocked him-again.

as he stared

had no idea how she'd found

the way she just spoke to him, did that

of satisfaction crept

*

behind the wheel, her chest tight

blocked Magnus's

if M Boutique chose another mall in the end, she

then, her phone

assumed Magnus had switched

picked up and snapped, "Stop calling me! Even if The Vaughan Group loses M

"Excuse me?"

a deep, lazy warmth-smooth and just a touch

froze. That wasn't

at the screen. It was

"What's up?"

the floor-to-ceiling window in his office, one hand in his pocket, gazing out over the shimmering skyline of Havenport.

replaced with a hint of guilt. "Nobody. Just...some annoying

to

his voice easy and languid. "If someone that

stuff," Isadora replied, eager to change the subject.