Never Again Yours (Isadora and Magnus)

Chapter 199

The phone rang, its dial tone echoing through the car for a while.

Seconds ticked by, but no one picked up on the other end.

Victor's brows-perfectly sculpted as if by an artist's hand-drew together into a faint crease.

Was that little pig still asleep? Or maybe she was just too exhausted from last night? Had he been too rough with her?

Victor had never been the type to crave passion or intimacy all that much. But ever since he crossed paths with Isadora again, everything had changed.

As long as she was near, even the smallest thing-a fleeting, feminine gesture, a glimmer in her eyes, a simple touch of her hand-could shatter the iron willpower he'd always prided himself on.

He lounged in the back seat, tugging at his perfectly straight tie. His eyes were dark and inscrutable, lashes low, his expression impossible to read.

Just then, the phone he'd set down moments ago began to ring again.

Victor's gaze, usually cool and indifferent, suddenly lit up with anticipation. He grabbed the phone, but as soon as he saw the caller ID, the spark faded, replaced by his usual lazy nonchalance.

He answered the call.

the other end, Deanna's warm, affectionate voice came

boy, you've been back from Solstrand for ages now and still haven't come to visit

get enough information from your sources?

that you never come by the old house anymore-what's a grandmother supposed to do? If I didn't check up on you

awkwardness crept

eyes and ears planted throughout the Fitzgerald Group, but

pressed on: "Why don't you come by tonight, hm? Nannie's just come back from abroad, and she's even learned

his handsome face utterly unreadable.

them once when Pattie made

voice was lazy, almost amused. "Anything Pattie brings me is different from

matter if the recipe was the same-when someone else made it, it just wasn't right. How could

freshly made sweets, looking more than a

you? These days, I have

"I have things to take care of tonight. I'll come

he hung