Chapter 304

Julissa lifted her chin and, with an air of superiority, hooked her arm through Eric's. "Well, looks like dinner's off. Let's go, darling."

Without another word, the two of them swept out of the room.

Deanna was so furious her head spun and her chest ached.

The butler hurried in from the foyer, steadying her just in time to keep her from collapsing.

"Victor! Do you have any idea how much damage you just did to the Fitzgerald family? You just handed over the GL Group's entire stake, just like that! If your grandfather heard about this, it'd kill him!"

"And what about your uncle? We could've resolved everything with a simple marriage alliance, but you just had to turn it into a disaster!"

Victor lounged in his chair, looking thoroughly unbothered. He finally stood up, his tone casual. "Grandmother, I told you-I'm not marrying for business. You just never listened."

A flash of cold anger passed through Deanna's eyes. She shouted, "Don't tell me

this is still about Isadora! Can't you see? That woman is just using you!"

Victor didn't reply. He turned and walked out without looking back.

*

Isadora stepped out of the restroom, washing her hands at the sink.

overheard waitresses whispering in

hear who's in the most

"Who?"

And that imposing

the prince's future father-in-law

the prince already has someone he's going

high-society families arrange matches that keep them at the

fiancée's family is this old European dynasty, the

event of the century. It's like a real-life

You think just

her hands, only turning off the water when their gossip faded

were red from scrubbing them

unreadable, eyes fixed on the floor as

the slight step

and she stumbled forward, about to

around her waist,

of pine

found herself staring into a face so striking, it

lazy, teasing voice echoed down the hallway. "What were you thinking about, walking

into Victor's deep eyes, Isadora felt a sharp ache in her chest-not overwhelming, but like a needle

pause, she finally said, "Thank

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