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.

if someone crossed her, she wouldn't just

glanced at Victor, who was still focused

trees outside, painting shifting shadows across his sharp features. With his long, dark

she said, "You've always had everything-born with a silver spoon, never had to worry where your next meal would come

toward her, catching the frustration

"Did I say I wouldn't help you? Is that

back. "And from the way you were talking, it sounded

unreadable. He tapped the steering wheel with his fingers. "To be honest, it *is* a

tone shifting. "But Isadora, investing isn't just about the project, it's about the person. If you know why you're doing this, and

shifted in

realized he'd been analyzing the situation for her, purely from a business

with a hint of mischief. "So if you want my help, you'll have to pay a higher interest

Isadora's lashes fluttered.

A higher interest rate?

in Capitolion richer than Victor. And she didn't have much cash to

really had