Never Again Yours (Isadora and Magnus)

Chapter 148

Isadora stared in shock as Pearl plummeted straight down from the second-floor window. She hadn't even processed what was happening.

A furious shout echoed through the villa: "Pearl!"

In a flash, Prescott sprinted across the room like a man possessed.

He lunged, stretching his arm out desperately to catch Pearl as she fell but his fingers closed around nothing but thin air.

Prescott's face twisted with rage, his eyes wild and murderous as he glared at Isadora. If looks could kill, she would have been torn apart on the spot.

Seething, he roared, "Isadora, I saw everything! You pushed Pearl out the window! You tried to kill her, you wicked woman!"

A loud, resounding slap cut through the chaos.

Prescott, fueled by brute strength, stepped forward and struck Isadora hard across the face.

The blow sent Isadora stumbling, her body crashing heavily to the floor.

A fiery pain exploded across her cheek, spreading in an instant.

when it hit her-Pearl had timed everything perfectly, setting her up the moment she knew Prescott would arrive. This whole scene was a trap, and she'd walked right into

at him, her eyes cold as ice.

insult, Prescott's fury

anything happens to Pearl, I'll make sure you

grabbing Isadora by the wrist and yanking her down the stairs like a

***

kids and socialites were laughing, dancing, and chatting away without a care in the

shattered the music and

fell silent. All eyes turned toward the source of the noise-Pearl, sprawled on the grass by the

deathly pale, sweat beading on her brow from the pain, her legs twisted at unnatural angles and bleeding. Her cries of agony tore through

the startled crowd, racing to her

Pearl-bruised, bloodied, her legs a mess-Eleanor dropped to her

happened? How did you fall? Someone call an

Isadora into the middle of the crowd, showing no mercy as

voice was cold and steady. "She's the one. Isadora

to Eleanor, sobbing into

so much...am I going to

watching Pearl shiver and sweat with pain, snapped.