Chapter 187

Isadora's face stiffened, the rest of her words dying in her throat.

She ignored him after that.

Half-reclining on the hospital bed, she busied herself texting Nanette.

Nanette was filming overseas, and the moment she heard what happened to Isadora, she wanted to catch the next flight back.

But Isadora talked her out of it.

The injury wasn't that serious-just a bad knock to her right leg, making it tough to walk for now.

A week in the hospital, and she'd probably be discharged.

Nanette: "So, did you tell Magnus today that Elise was behind the kidnapping?

How did he react? Did he believe you?"

Isadora: "No idea."

Nanette: "Guess last time's 'strip and shame' lesson didn't stick for Elise. Just wait till I get back and give her a piece of my mind!"

Isadora hadn't mentioned that Elise had slept with Magnus.

It would only make her seem bothered by it.

Even though, the second she heard, she'd felt utterly sick.

"So, does your prince charming know you fell

he get jealous and throw a

were a TV show, the leading man would be drowning in

Not that she

A temper? Oh, definitely.

looked ready to eat her alive, for

glanced up from her phone, her gaze wandering to the

with a private bathroom, a sofa, even a little

and broad-shouldered, one elegant hand holding a black phone to his ear, the other

cold enough to freeze water, drifted back inside-like someone owed him a

what kind of psychological trauma he was inflicting on the poor soul at the other

seeing his back, she could sense the chill and distance he radiated, the unapproachable aura of

of bringing up the

with Victor's granite-hard temperament, she wisely kept her mouth

Time ticked by.

restlessly

peek at Victor, still on

room into his personal office, one

help, then

your mother prepared a nutritious meal. I'm on my way back now. If you need anything urgently,

The nurse?

nurse's earlier knowing,

she could disappear into the floor-no way

squeezed her legs together,

between the bed and

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