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

slipped inside

glanced at Isadora, noticing the pale, numb look on

about all this ugliness. But maybe it's

like that don't deserve to

faintly, not

with a heavy

time to

simply sitting beside her as

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

relief. She grinned teasingly, "Well...

held composure cracked; she

you're still making fun of

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

the console and

an idiot-you're just kind. It's not your fault she took advantage of that. Rowena

eyes turned glassy as she looked at Nanette. "Thank

least I still

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

tone turning serious. "And, Isadora, I'm even more certain now-Victor really does care about

*

suddenly remembered what Victor

tell her about his first