Never Again Yours (Isadora and Magnus)

Chapter 215

Richard forced a smile. "Isadora, your mother's not well. Why don't you move back in for a while? I'm sure she'd recover faster if you were around."

Isadora's gaze instantly chilled as she looked at him.

"I'm not a doctor, Richard. Me standing there watching her isn't going to make her better, is it?"

Her father's face darkened at her words. Realizing this tactic wouldn't work, he cut straight to the point. "Fine. Then at least help your old man out-set up a meeting with Victor. He's your boyfriend, isn't he? After all this time, don't you think it's time he met your family?"

Isadora gave a short, cold laugh.

"Sure, so you can talk business and grill him about career plans, right? Sorry to disappoint you, but Victor and I aren't exactly on speaking terms."

That much was true.

She and Victor had just ended things, and were now negotiating a timeline for going their separate ways.

Not that it would matter if she could help.

of influence, the last thing she wanted was to do any more

kind of man Richard was-he'd always put his own interests above everything, even family. But she hadn't realized how far he'd go, or how many affairs he'd had behind everyone's

always been the powerful man he

and with the support-and no small amount of startup cash-from her family, that Richard managed to build up

falter. Richard had called it a "merger," but in truth, he'd swallowed up Eleanor's family's

of selfish and ungrateful, a man who turned his back on those who helped

anger flared, his brows knitting together. "You ungrateful child! Do you even recognize me

Vaughan Group was proof enough that I want nothing more

ignored Richard's curses trailing

in silence, her

a quiet corner, she saw a little girl-maybe five

stone and tumble

burst into loud, heartfelt

over, scooped her up in her arms, and soothed her with laughter

Isadora's car, the sight illuminating the difference between their world and

memory surfaced-crossing the street as a child with her foster

up to see Carla, several