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.

drove straight

private terminal was right next to the busy main one, separated only by a

the shade of the covered

hadn't told Victor she

to surprise

left in their three-month arrangement, and she didn't want to let any regrets linger. All she

was glorious today-crystal-clear skies that

private jet rolled onto the runway and taxied to

a tall, broad-shouldered man descended

assistants followed,

ahead, his posture easy, almost lazily

was still a little too far away for Isadora to make out his expression in the bright sunlight, but the air around him bristled with a careless arrogance

hand and waved in

noticed the woman waiting

black dress and a cream-colored knit shawl draped over her shoulders. A hint of fair skin caught the sunlight above her low brown loafers-she wasn't wearing heels today, so she

hit Victor square in the

lips. He lengthened his stride, crossing the tarmac in a few quick, easy steps until he stood

danced with amusement. His voice was low and teasing. "You're smiling like that just to seduce me the moment I get back,

up, meeting his

think I'm trying to seduce

standing pretty far

how could he possibly