Never Again Yours (Isadora and Magnus)

Chapter 276

Deanna let out a weary sigh.

"After your grandfather woke up, he was finally starting to recover. But once he heard about your uncle's latest stunt, he got all worked up again. The doctor says he can't take any more shocks, or things could get much worse."

Victor pushed open the door and stepped inside.

Dorian lay in the massive bed, surrounded by medical equipment—heart monitor, ventilator, even a full set of surgical tools nearby. In the adjoining room, five top specialists stood ready for any emergency.

Nearly eighty, Dorian's hair was thin and white, but even now, the aura of his younger, legendary self lingered on his face.

At the sound of the door, he opened his eyes slowly.

A nurse hurried over, raising the head of the bed so he could see better.

Dorian's gaze was still sharp as ever. He fixed it on Victor, his voice old yet commanding: “How did things go in Europe?"

"No issues," Victor replied coolly.

uncle Farrar... he's not going to give up so easily," Dorian rasped. "He's waiting for me to fall, hoping for a comeback. If I hadn't gone soft and spared him years ago, we wouldn't

before a fit

to help him take a

the last twenty years building a new conglomerate in Europe-a criminal empire, really, with more than half his fortune coming from the underworld.

Fitzgerald Group a brutal blow to

didn't even look up, his voice cold as ice. "Don't worry. I won't let the Fitzgerald

smile flickering at the

yourself, old man. If you're gone, there's no telling

faint trace of pride glimmered in

Victor, back in his days at Oxford, had founded X Capital Ventures and made a name for himself on Wall Street. If Victor hadn't returned to take the helm, his own business empire might have even eclipsed the

see the Fitzgerald family and LS Capital Holdings joined by marriage. This year, you and Ms. Lennox

eyes narrowed, his expression

speak, a gentle

looked up to see Deanna by his side, quietly shaking her

looking bored and distant—though it was clear he was irritated. He crossed

tea was legendary. Only the finest leaves

his gaze cool as he glanced at the maid preparing the