Chapter 298

There was a loud thud.

Isadora tossed the entire cardboard box-contents and all-straight into the trash bin by the door.

The sound made Victor's gaze darken, his expression turning stormy.

A moment later, Isadora appeared in the doorway again.

She slipped off the sapphire bracelet she'd been wearing.

"I think it's time I gave this back to you," she said.

Isadora held out the bracelet.

Victor didn't take it.

She set it down on the table instead.

stared at the bracelet. The sapphire still caught the light, sparkling coldly, but sitting alone

worn the bracelet, stubbornly refusing to take it off. He never imagined that

serious

wanted to applaud

into a mocking smile. "Isadora, I suppose after so

he was taking a jab at her history with Magnus-their on-again, off-

when you've already got a fiancée, Mr. Fitzgerald. I'd rather not

pressed in on them. Maybe they hadn't been in love, but those moments of warmth and happiness weren't so easy to erase. All they could do now was tuck away their true feelings, hide the most vulnerable parts of themselves,

made some kind of deal involving Deanna. He didn't care about that-if she'd only asked, he would have

that she'd said she

in his life, but he had

soured his

you, then?" he said coldly. "All this self-sacrifice,

it now-telling him she had nothing with Magnus, that she didn't love him-wouldn't change anything. It was better to just let

steady voice. "If there's nothing else,

woke up, catching the familiar scent.

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