Never Again Yours (Isadora and Magnus)

Chapter 262

Wendy stood there, frozen, her expression shadowed and unreadable.

By all accounts, she was the first employee Rowena had ever hired.

They'd worked side by side for nearly a year.

Logically—and emotionally-she should have been on Rowena's side.

But she just couldn't do it.

Wendy bit her lip. "Rowena, I'm sorry. I can't keep working for you. I'm quitting." Rowena spun around at the sound of her voice, her face etched with disbelief.

"Wendy, we've been at Seafarer Designs together for a year. You're really quitting over Isadora?"

Wendy's dark eyes met Rowena's, steady and serious.

"It's not about Isadora. I know I'm young, but I have my own sense of right and wrong. I can't work for someone like you."

With that, Wendy turned and walked out.

Almost immediately, the sound of Rowena hurling things around the office- objects shattering, drawers slamming-echoed through the building.

*

Down in the parking garage, Isadora slumped into the driver's seat of her car. She barely had the strength to sit upright, her gaze empty and her face drained of emotion.

passenger door swung

slipped inside without

Isadora, noticing the pale, numb look

about all this ugliness.

that don't

not trusting

with a

needed time to process

she stayed quiet too, simply sitting beside her as the seconds

out hoarse and soft.

Nanette felt relief. She grinned teasingly,

held composure cracked;

you're still making fun of

never thought Rowena could turn out like this. I tried so hard to look out for

reached across the console and squeezed Isadora's hand, meeting

not your fault she took advantage of that. Rowena never deserved

as she looked at Nanette. "Thank

least I still have

sentimental! You know there's no one in the world I care about more than you. I just want

turning serious. "And, Isadora, I'm even more certain

*

remembered what Victor had said

about his first love if she went