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

inside without

Isadora, noticing the pale, numb look on

know about all this

don't deserve

just nodded faintly, not trusting herself

with

time to process

sitting beside her as the

Isadora's voice came out hoarse and soft. "Nanette... am I

felt relief. She

tightly held composure cracked;

miserable, and you're still making

"I never thought Rowena could turn out like this. I tried so hard to look out for her, and now I just feel like

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

your fault she took advantage of that. Rowena

as she looked at Nanette. "Thank you,"

I still have

one in the world I care about more than you. I just want you to

her tone turning serious. "And, Isadora, I'm

*

suddenly remembered what Victor

tell her about his first love if she went