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

right next to the busy main one, separated only by a row of

standing quietly in the shade

told Victor she was

wanted to

she didn't want to let any regrets

in Capitolion was glorious today-crystal-clear skies that

onto the runway

opened, and a tall, broad-shouldered man descended the

dressed assistants followed, each wheeling

ahead, his posture easy,

his expression in the

hand and

waiting not too far

her 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 her features, disarmingly

hit Victor

smile curved his lips. He lengthened his stride, crossing the tarmac in

amusement. His voice was low and teasing. "You're

up, meeting

what makes you think I'm trying to

standing

those oversized sunglasses, how could he