Never Again Yours (Isadora and Magnus)

Chapter 244

Rowena drew a long, shaky breath, her eyes locked on Isadora.

After a tense silence, she bit her lip and spoke through gritted teeth. "Abbott has some compromising photos of me. He said if our firm lands the Horizon Architects project, he'll leak them to the press."

Wendy caught up behind them just in time to hear this. Her face darkened as she rolled up her sleeves.

"That scumbag did what? Rowena, I swear, I'll go knock his teeth out!"

Isadora frowned. "Wendy, if you storm over there now, those photos could be plastered all over Capitolion by tomorrow-or even in the next minute."

*

Parking garage.

Isadora scanned the lot and spotted a tall, broad-shouldered man not far away, reaching for his car door.

She hurried over at first walking, then picking up speed, her heels clicking sharply against the concrete as she broke into a run.

"Victor!" she called out.

to see Isadora running toward him, her hair streaming behind her and her fair cheeks

before, rushing to him, breathless and determined. Something strange

Victor opened his arms and caught her effortlessly,

hurry? I'm not going

her breath, Isadora managed, "I... I

eyebrow, his tone playfully casual. "Let me guess-what could possibly make you this

flush on Isadora's cheeks deepened, whether from having been caught out

half-smile, amusement dancing in his eyes. "Looks like

know, Isadora, my

gently hooked her slender fingers through

to the small hand in his

getting clever, he thought. She knows how to

he said with

slid into the passenger seat beside him

while the other idly toyed with Isadora's