Chapter 299

Victor couldn't help but laugh.

Funny, he thought she never remembered anything else he said this clearly.

But now, seeing the way her eyes shimmered with unshed tears, most of his irritation faded away.

His voice softened, laced with a lazy tenderness. "If you want to see him, go ahead. No one's going to stop you."

Isadora's clear, bright gaze locked onto his, eyes wide and unblinking, as if she'd forgotten how to look away.

Their eyes met-suddenly, unexpectedly.

Victor's gaze was dark and intense, fixed on her. In those fathomless eyes, the reflection of the woman he missed churned like restless tides, all the longing he'd kept buried now surging to the surface.

Under the heat of his stare, Isadora felt her heart skip and burn. Flustered, she quickly averted her eyes.

Snapping back to herself, she stood up slowly.

"Thank you for letting me see Pudding. I'll get going now."

She didn't dare linger any longer. Turning on her heel, she hurried out the door.

Victor, who stood in the warm glow of the lamp,

sharp bark,

into a faint, wry smile. His deep voice held a hint of resignation. "Go on,

the elevator, surprised to

were still a little red, but she managed a small smile. “Be good, Pudding.

he stepped

her pants, then sat down by her feet,

slid open. Isadora stepped inside, glancing back one last time at the apartment's

light spilled into the

took a deep breath and entered the

there, watching her until the doors

table, his long fingers picking up the dazzling sapphire

eyes darkened, and a self-deprecating

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private hospitals in

that coincided with Nanette finishing up her work

She didn't have the courage to walk into that sterile, icy operating room alone. Deep down,

to dwell on it.

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