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.

if she had that kind of influence, the last thing she wanted was to do

was-he'd always put his own interests above everything, even family. But she hadn't realized how far he'd go, or

powerful man he was

small amount of startup cash-from her family, that Richard

a name for itself, Eleanor's family business began to falter. Richard had called it a "merger," but in truth, he'd swallowed up Eleanor's family's small company and folded it into

definition of selfish and ungrateful, a man who turned his back on those who helped him. Isadora had lost

anger flared, his brows knitting together. "You ungrateful child! Do you even recognize me as your father anymore? As long as I'm your

"Leaving the Vaughan Group was proof enough that I want nothing more from

that, she ignored Richard's curses

drove in silence, her

she saw a little girl-maybe five years old-trip

stone and tumble

burst into loud,

up in her arms, and soothed her with

in front of Isadora's car, the sight illuminating

a child with her

knee, and looking up to see Carla, several paces ahead,

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