Chapter 144

"No."

Isadora had no intention of thinking about him.

"But I miss you. Isadora, you hear me?"

She caught the look in his eyes-dark and fathomless, like a midnight whirlpool. It felt as if she could tumble right into his gaze and disappear.

Her heart skipped a beat.

Then, with an easy, teasing smile, he added, "All I can think about tonight is you. What am I supposed to do about that?"

Of course she should've known better than to trust a word he said!

*

After hanging up, Victor's lips curled in a faint, amused smile.

His assistant, Kemp, knocked politely before stepping in and offering a stack of documents with the deference reserved for someone far above his pay grade.

Victor strode to his desk, uncapped a pen, and signed his name at the end of the contract. Without looking up, he passed the papers back and asked, "Has my flight home on Friday been booked?"

hesitated,

regional branch had pulled Victor out of town,

would take on. Wrapping it all up in a week was ambitious, to

worked around the clock, somehow

was determined to be home before the

was

Fitzgerald himself there was only

hesitation, Kemp spoke

Holdings' chairman has her graduation ceremony at Harvard this week. Mr. Dorian wanted me to remind you... that

voice shrank under Victor's

was unreadable as he looked up. "My grandfather's

even straighter.

me, Kemp-are

"For you, Mr. Fitzgerald."

you

voice made Kemp feel as if someone had

Kemp replied, "Sir, I

seem awfully bold to me. What's next, are you planning to block my

"...Of

the old man's message. How had he become the villain

pressed his lips together. "I understand, sir. I'll take care

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