Never Again Yours (Isadora and Magnus)

Chapter 269

Eleanor had seen it all before.

She understood exactly what was at stake.

Love, once tangled up with money or ambition, lost its purity. It was no better than Isadora staying with Victor just for the Fitzgerald Group's power and connections. And Eleanor couldn't bear the thought of her daughter being belittled like that.

"Isadora, I'd rather be thrown out of the Vaughan family with nothing to my name than see you stoop for the Vaughan Group. Just give those shares back."

"Mom."

Isadora's voice was barely above a whisper.

It had been so long since Eleanor had heard her daughter call her "Mom." The word caught her off guard, and her eyes stung with tears she tried to hold back.

Isadora's voice wavered, almost lost in the quiet, and if you listened closely, you could hear the tremor in it.

"I suppose I'm not a good person, and I never really loved Victor all that much. That's why I could ever agree to treat him like part of a bargain. Someone like me isn't worth his affection."

Eleanor let out a long, weary sigh.

*

It was Kemp who told Isadora that Victor's flight was arriving today.

straight to the

to the busy main one, separated only by a row

quietly in the shade of the

Victor

to surprise

week left in their three-month arrangement, and she didn't want to let any regrets linger. All she wanted now was a little time to simply enjoy

Capitolion was glorious today-crystal-clear skies that

rolled onto the runway and

a tall, broad-shouldered man descended

sharply dressed assistants followed, each wheeling a

ahead, his posture easy, almost lazily

the bright sunlight, but the air around him bristled with a

her hand and waved in

noticed the woman waiting

shoulders. A hint of fair skin caught the sunlight above her low brown loafers-she wasn't wearing heels today, so she looked more petite than usual. She waved, a soft smile lighting up

Victor

lips. He lengthened his stride, crossing the

was low and

up, meeting his

you think I'm trying

been standing

with those oversized sunglasses, how could he possibly see her that