Never Again Yours (Isadora and Magnus)

Chapter 254

Rowena's eyes dimmed for a moment before she forced a smile.

"Isadora, your Prince Charming really spoils you. We're lucky just to be in your orbit."

They arrived at the mall.

Nanette wasted no time, plucking several limited-edition dresses from the racks and disappearing into a fitting room.

Rowena, on the other hand, was much more reserved, standing awkwardly off to the side.

Nanette called over impatiently, "Rowena, hurry up and pick something! How often do we get to go shopping on our best friend's boyfriend's tab? We should enjoy it while it lasts!"

She turned to Kemp, "Is there a spending limit?”

Kemp shook his head, glancing at Isadora. "Mr. Fitzgerald said he just wants Miss Vaughan and her friends to have a good time."

Isadora sat on the plush sofa, letting her gaze skim over the rows of high-end designer dresses.

Each tag started at a small fortune—no less than twenty grand apiece.

She'd already noticed that the walk-in closet at Summit Crest Estates was packed with exclusive, fresh-off-the-runway pieces, so the urge to buy more was minimal.

seeing Nanette and Rowena so happy made her

and texted, "Why the sudden

Victor replied almost instantly.

over the girlfriend's

composing a reply, when another message

at the head of a boardroom table, legs crossed, leaning back in his chair with an easy, self-satisfied

mid-report when he caught the rare smile spreading across President Fitzgerald's face.

the boutique, Isadora blushed at

your own. I never asked you. Don't expect me to

more

*"That's it?"*

with a

could only roll her eyes at

the shopping spree, arms full of designer bags, the

hotspot-a glass-and-crystal wonderland filled with rare blooms and dramatic lighting.

into a private VIP suite, where waiters began serving dish after dish on gleaming porcelain

ginseng with morel mushrooms,

peach resin and birds-nest soup, paired

figures. In the past, she might have shrugged it off, but now she couldn't help thinking-tonight's splurge could have wiped out a chunk of her

later, the suite door swung