Chapter 120

Private Hospital.

Magnus lay back against the pillows, flipping through a book titled "100 Ways to Win Her Back."

Frankly, the advice inside left him dumbfounded. Some of the suggestions were so outlandish, they completely overturned everything he thought he knew about relationships. His brow twitched with every page.

Halfway through, Magnus couldn't take it anymore. He tossed the book onto the bed in exasperation.

What kind of man begs for forgiveness one minute, collapses in tears the next, and even threatens to hurt himself just to win a woman back? Was this insanity?

The very idea of humiliating himself like that made Magnus's skin crawl.

Just then, his phone buzzed—a message from Elise.

He unlocked the screen, and the first thing he saw was a blurry photo: Isadora's hand held tightly by another man. The picture was shaky, the man's broad back turned to the camera, Isadora's face hidden as she looked down.

But Magnus recognized her instantly.

Beneath the photo, Elise had written one line:

Isadora's cheating

rage. He stared at the stranger's hand gripping Isadora's, and

Isadora.

time-so this was the real reason? She'd

Magnus's chest. He couldn't tell if it was anger, hurt,

knuckles had turned white from gripping his phone so tightly, his

by security, the Sky Dining restaurant quickly returned to a

might dictate,

plates of exquisitely

his chair, one arm draped casually over the back of Isadora's seat, his gaze dark and steady as

experienced what it felt like to have a "boyfriend" openly and unreservedly take her side. The sensation left her both surprised

at him and asked quietly, “Why... Why

drawl with a hint

would I believe

hesitated, unsure how to

something happened in the past, Magnus always took Elise's word without question. So she'd just assumed... assumed Victor would do the same. Victor lifted his hand from the back of her chair and reached for hers, his fingers toying lightly

a subtle tremor through Isadora's

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