Never Again Yours (Isadora and Magnus)

Chapter 309

A week later, Victor found himself once again at the mercy of a group of so-called world-class psychologists, all of whom greeted him with forced warmth.

He was bored out of his mind.

Every time, these old fossils said exactly the same things.

Slipping away from his bodyguards, Victor decided to take a walk on his own— and ran into her again.

He saw the nurse, her face twisted with anger, kick the little dog hard with her foot.

"You think you're some kind of princess? Look at your situation! You can barely feed yourself, and you're secretly keeping a dog?"

Victor figured the nurse must be her mother.

He had to admit, it was foolish to take care of a dog when she could hardly take care of herself.

And Victor had no patience for fools.

The little girl clung to her puppy, shielding it as best she could, but her mother's next kick landed squarely on her.

"Mom, he's still sick! Once he gets better, I'll find someone who can take care of him and give him away, I promise. Please don't be angry."

Her mother just scoffed. "You can go hungry for another week. Let's see if I bother with you then!"

Once she'd finished venting, the woman stormed off in disgust.

Victor watched as the girl knelt, tears streaming down her cheeks as she gently stroked the trembling dog.

"I'm sorry, little guy," she whispered. "I don't think I can take care of you anymore." "Hey!" Victor called out.

turned, glancing at

still hadn't forgiven him for tossing that sausage her way last

your name?" he

Still no answer.

but smile

out lazily, "Hey,

She frowned and snapped, "I'm not called Sausage.

pressed,

I-S-A-D-O-R-A" she said, a little softer

his voice was

words, Isadora's dark eyes sparkled like polished glass, bright with

seen her plenty of times before, but this was the first time he'd ever seen her

clothes were simple,

the sunlight that day was dazzling, pouring down like it was made for

her eyes stirred something deep within him—a feeling like a summer breeze, soft and unexpected. For the next month, Isadora found her way to him every day-though really,

began having his staff prepare all kinds of

favorite was the little

in his chair, expression unchanged, feigning sleep while the girl and her

day, she simply

Isadora's absence, Victor sent someone to

news was that

after that, but it was as if she'd

air.

until a chance encounter at a charity gala that he

Victor learn that she

the Vaughan family and taken back, her name