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:

cheating

a thunderous rage. He stared at the stranger's hand gripping Isadora's, and for a wild moment, he wished he

Isadora.

breaking up all this time-so this was the real reason? She'd already found someone else? Yet she'd had the nerve to shift

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

white

Sky Dining restaurant quickly returned to a calm, orderly

from Isadora, as business etiquette might dictate, but instead took

of exquisitely prepared, expensive

one arm draped casually over the back

felt like to have a "boyfriend" openly

stare. She glanced at him and asked quietly, “Why... Why didn't you believe

eyebrow, unbothered, his voice a lazy drawl with

why would I

hesitated, unsure

of her chair and reached for hers, his fingers toying lightly with hers, tracing each knuckle with absentminded affection. After a long moment, he said carelessly, "Isadora, I'm fiercely protective of the people I care about. If you're my

word "protective" sent a subtle tremor through Isadora's

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