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.

turning to see Isadora running toward him, her

never seen her like this before, rushing to him, breathless and determined. Something

he might leave, Isadora ran faster. As she reached him, Victor opened his arms and caught

the hurry? I'm

managed, "I... I need

make you this desperate? You must be here to

having been caught out or simply from her dash across the

lips quirked in a half-smile, amusement dancing in his eyes. "Looks like I was

Isadora, my

She hesitated, then gently hooked her

small hand in his palm, something

thought. She knows

said with a lazy tilt

passenger seat

steered with one hand while the other idly toyed

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