Never Again Yours (Isadora and Magnus)

Chapter 174

The next moment, Isadora tossed the insulated lunch bag straight into the trash without a second thought.

"Tell her not to bring food for me again."

With that, and leaving Laura standing there in stunned silence, Isadora walked away.

When Isadora arrived at the office, heads turned and curious glances followed her.

After all, in their eyes, she was the heiress of the Vaughan Group, but she worked as hard as anyone else always diligent, never acting entitled.

It was rare for her to take this much time off. Rumors naturally started swirling- something serious must have happened.

Unbothered by the office gossip, Isadora strode straight to her office.

She glanced at the mountain of paperwork piled up on her desk, let out a sigh, and, for the first time, felt a twinge of weariness.

She didn't stay long. Instead, she got up and went to find Richard.

Standing outside the CEO's office, Isadora knocked on the door.

voice from inside called, "Come

Isadora immediately spotted Prescott sitting

his forehead-a neat white square, making him look haggard and stripped of his usual

could feel Isadora's gaze

she was mocking

to say something, but the memory of Victor beating him senseless the other day made him clamp his jaw shut and swallow his

broad smile. "Isadora, you didn't have to rush back. You could've

bristled at Richard's ingratiating tone-disgusted by how sycophantic

and I would compete fairly for the Vice President position. Well, the

Prescott had thrown himself into winning over old Vaughan Group employees, and his numbers

down on the sofa, arching an

lowered his gaze, thoughtful. "Since Isadora's been out on leave, to be fair, let's extend the

Prescott objected immediately.

that matter? I came to work even with a head injury—she's just being dramatic!

to let your fear of the Fitzgerald family's golden boy cloud your judgment, are you? Don't forget your last name—or who

darkened. "Watch your

a cold

knew it wasn't that Richard had

status as Mr. Fitzgerald clearly outweighed her being