Never Again Yours (Isadora and Magnus)

Chapter 119

"I'm sorry, Isadora. I know you're only saying these harsh things to me because you're jealous, but this is between us-can't we talk it out privately? I'll do whatever you want."

Isadora couldn't help but scoff inwardly.

Elise was a master at twisting the truth, always playing the victim. With her delicate, tear-streaked face, there was hardly a man alive who could resist her

sob story.

Annoyance pricked at Isadora-she worried Victor might actually buy into Elise's lies. She stood up, instinctively wanting to explain herself to him.

But before she could say a word, Victor's voice cut cold through the tension.

"Please. I'm not Magnus. That act doesn't work on me."

His eyes, fixed on Elise, held not a trace of sympathy-only an icy indifference. Elise flushed bright red at his words.

She hadn't expected Victor to be so utterly unmoved, so immune to her charms. Even her best tricks were useless against him.

Elise tried to protest

from the table, and gently took Isadora's hand, dabbing

down, his voice low

the warmth of his palm enveloping her slender fingers. The heat from his touch seemed to seep right through her,

murmured,

eyes as if she

says she's fine. Otherwise, Ms. Harrison, you wouldn't

sent a

girlfriend was

Fitzgerald family-even look twice at someone like Isadora? What on

out again. "Does this restaurant let just anyone wander in off

had been hovering nervously nearby. After all, only

he'd heard the commotion at the window table, the manager hesitated to

silent any longer-not when the Fitzgeralds owned half the

I'll take care

you've violated our code