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?"

play dumb, keeping her voice steady. “Nanette, what are you talking about? I only saw Victor smoking on my way back from

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

She never imagined you might change. But I

crumbled. She couldn't bring herself to meet Nanette's icy gaze; those eyes

swallowed hard. "Isadora's my friend. I'd never do anything

your eyes every time you look at Isadora and her boyfriend. You resent her for having someone like him, while you ended up with Abbott, who treated you like garbage. That's why you want to go

to tremble, her voice rising in panic. "Nanette, you can't accuse me like this without proof! Stop making things up. We're all supposed to be friends. How could you say

exactly why I'm so upset because we are friends," Nanette shot back, her tone heavy with disappointment. "I'm

she changed her plans on the spot and decided to invest in Seafarer Designs. She's given way