Never Again Yours (Isadora and Magnus)

Chapter 280

"When I have money, I'll buy a big house, and we'll all live there together."

She was painting Carla an impossible dream.

"Would you really want to live with your mother?" Carla asked, voice tinged with disbelief.

"Of course—if you can get rid of Isadora first."

Carla had raised Isadora for years. She knew all her daughter's weaknesses.

A flicker of cold determination crossed her eyes. "Don't worry. I'll take care of her quietly. She won't even see it coming."

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The next morning, Isadora arrived at her office. A knock sounded at the door.

"Ms. Vaughan, the midyear summary meeting for Metropolitan Mall needs your participation," her assistant announced.

Metropolitan Mall was a joint venture between the Vaughan family and the Wainwrights-an old project Richard had once convinced Magnus Wainwright to invest in.

minor mall meetings were rarely important enough for Magnus to

moment's thought, Isadora replied, "I'll join the meeting

the conference call. The mall's general manager had just finished

you

the conference room. He scanned the table, searching for Isadora, but she was nowhere to be seen. Disappointment

froze at the sound

meeting wound down, the manager addressed her, "Ms. Vaughan, are you satisfied with this year's revenue plan, or do you

fine," Isadora replied, thoughtful for a moment. "From now on, the Vaughan Group will be withdrawing from all operations at Metropolitan Mall. This year's dividends will go exclusively

that, she

at his phone, the empty silence deepening the gloom

was really cutting him off-leaving nothing behind,

wasn't bluffing, wasn't playing games, wasn't

simply didn't love

about it, the silence and suffocating darkness threatened to

when he heard Isadora might attend the Metropolitan Mall meeting, he couldn't help himself—he had to come, just for a glimpse, just to hear her

cold words made his heart, long turned to ashes,

Magnus stood up and strode