Chapter 297

Isadora couldn't help but raise her voice in protest.

"Mr. Fitzgerald, you're the one who bought all this stuff!"

Victor let out a low, dismissive chuckle. "It was pretty expensive. Make sure you leave me the bill."

"Victor!" Isadora called his name, exasperation slipping into her tone.

She stood up, jaw clenched.

"Fine. I'll go pack it up myself, and we'll settle up later."

She hung up.

Isadora pulled off her pajamas and changed into a plain white tee and a pair of jeans, tossing a mid-length brown coat over her shoulders a look that was crisp and no-nonsense.

She hailed a cab and headed straight for Summit Crest Estates.

Half an hour later,

She stepped out of the taxi and took the elevator up to the 66th floor.

The elevator chimed softly as the doors slid open.

Isadora walked out slowly.

Every chandelier in the living room blazed with warm, golden light.

Beyond the enormous floor-to-ceiling windows, the city's neon lights shimmered

their reflections dancing across

living room was empty. The penthouse was so vast,

at the

moment, the sound of heavy footsteps echoed from down the

Step by step-

see a tall, broad-shouldered man emerge from one of the rooms, moving

he'd been at

hand-tailored Italian black shirt and suit

the setting

worn all day had faded. In its place, there was something darker-something

walked straight

a bottle of whiskey from the shelf, uncorked it, and poured

back in one swift motion, the sound of his throat working strangely alluring in

the silence, she spoke

to collect

smile flickered across Victor's lips. "What, do you need an invitation to come

back a

"Right. Sorry to intrude."

she stepped

left it weeks ago-nothing had

devoid of any sign of life, still bore

realized, until now, that she'd actually lived here

thought, Isadora headed to the storage

the bedroom, tossing in anything she'd ever used-whether valuable

stood, expression unreadable,

efficiency, showing not a

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