Never Again Yours (Isadora and Magnus)

Chapter 245

Isadora could hear the mockery in Victor's tone.

She bit her lower lip, her voice quiet as she spoke. "When I first met Rowena, I hadn't even been reunited with the Vaughan family yet. Back then, I loved painting, and it was Rowena who asked her mentor to include me in lessons."

"I had to work part-time jobs to get by, and Rowena was always worried I'd fall behind. She'd find all sorts of excuses to buy my hours so I wouldn't have to work as much."

"A lot of our classmates would whisper behind my back, saying I was only trying to get close to her. But Rowena always stood up for me, always defended me from their gossip."

As Isadora spoke, wave after wave of old memories came rushing back.

Rowena really had helped her so much back then.

She was one of the few people who'd ever shown her real warmth.

Isadora had always been someone to see the world in black and white.

If someone was kind to her, she'd repay them threefold.

she wouldn't just sit back

Victor, who was still focused

painting shifting shadows across his sharp features. With his long, dark lashes, it was impossible to read his expression as

voice faint as she said, "You've always had everything-born with a silver spoon, never had to worry where your next meal would come from. Of course you can't understand

toward her,

pinched her cheek, teasing, "Did I say I wouldn't help you? Is that

back. "And from the way you were talking, it sounded like you thought my investment was a

He tapped the steering wheel with his fingers. "To be honest, it *is* a waste. Why pour money into a failing design studio

person. If you know why you're doing this, and you're ready to live with

in Isadora's

been analyzing the situation

with a hint of mischief. "So if

Isadora's lashes fluttered.

A higher interest rate?

Fitzgerald Group's wealth, there wasn't a single person in Capitolion richer than Victor. And she didn't have much

she really had was