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.

you

you? Did he get jealous and throw a

mean, c'mon, if this were a TV show, the leading

Not that she

A temper? Oh, definitely.

her

phone, her gaze wandering to the

VIP hospital room came with a private bathroom,

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

voice, cold enough to freeze water, drifted back

wondered what kind of psychological trauma he was inflicting on the

chill and distance he radiated, the unapproachable aura

with the idea of bringing

she wisely

Time ticked by.

restlessly on

Victor, still on his endless

turned her hospital room into his personal office,

then thought better of it. Instead, she secretly

meal. I'm on my way back

The nurse?

remembering the nurse's earlier

floor-no way she was calling them

her

distance between the bed and

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