Never Again Yours (Isadora and Magnus)

Chapter 260

"Nanette, you're here awfully early today."

Lately, Nanette had been stopping by from time to time. Usually, though, she insisted on her beauty sleep in the mornings and wouldn't show up until later in the afternoon, just in time to have dinner with Isadora.

But today, Nanette's tone was frosty as she walked in. "I came here specifically to see you. There's something we need to talk about."

Unease prickled at Rowena as she got up from her seat. "Sit down. What's so urgent that you had to find me first thing in the morning? Why do you look so serious?"

Nanette set her Chanel bag on the table with a careless flick and got straight to the point. "Did you talk to Victor yesterday? And if so, what did you say?"

hit Rowena like a slap, and she froze. She tried to play dumb, keeping her voice steady. “Nanette, what are you talking about? I only saw Victor smoking on my

an act a mile away, and Rowena's performance was paper-thin. Seeing through

me," Nanette said coldly. "She's never guarded herself around you. She never imagined

composure crumbled. She couldn't bring herself to meet Nanette's icy gaze; those eyes felt like knives, slicing

as she swallowed hard. "Isadora's my friend. I'd never do anything like that.

someone like Victor. I can see the envy in your eyes every time you look at Isadora and her boyfriend. You resent her for having someone like him, while

accuse me like this without proof! Stop making things up. We're all supposed to be friends. How could you say something

because we are friends," Nanette shot back, her tone heavy with disappointment. "I'm heartbroken-for myself, and

you were struggling, she changed her plans on the spot and decided to invest in Seafarer Designs. She's given way more time and energy to this than you have. And