Never Again Yours (Isadora and Magnus)

Chapter 334

After she hung up, Isadora found herself drifting back to the previous night— waiting for Victor until, without realizing it, she'd dozed off.

Sunlight flooded the suite, painting the still-fresh flowers in vivid color. She hesitated, then finally dialed a number she hadn't called in ages.

Ring... ring...

After a few moments, the call connected.

Isadora gripped her phone tightly. "Vi-Victor, are you okay?"

There was a pause on the other end-several seconds of cold, heavy silence.

Then came a sharp, withered voice. "Isadora."

It was Deanna.

Isadora bit her lip, suddenly at a loss for words.

Deanna was half-reclined in a hospital bed, eyes rimmed red, her white hair in disarray. She'd collapsed the night before and had been rushed to the hospital. Victor had been running himself ragged taking care of her, barely leaving her side except for a brief moment when the hospital director needed to speak with him. He'd left his phone behind, and when it started ringing, Deanna noticed Isadora's name on the screen. Her eyes turned razor-sharp. She answered.

Isadora's call was the last straw.

do you remember what you promised

stay away from my grandson. Why are

woman. Shameless, conniving, and now you're trying to use a pregnancy to claw your way into our family, is

to be safe, you'd better stay as far away

that, Deanna ended the call, her hand trembling from the intensity of her outburst. She

Victor's phone. She was just about to set the phone back on the table, hoping no one would ever

Victor was standing in the doorway-tall, imposing, one hand in his pocket. The color drained from Deanna's face. She

did you

stepped inside, calmly picked up his phone from the table, and turned it over in

"What did you delete?"

eyes darted nervously. "Oh, I... I just noticed your

didn't see anything out of the ordinary, but his sharp eyes stayed fixed on

pressing a trembling hand to her

who'd been listening at the door, immediately called for a doctor

nurse.

minutes, the medical

equipment. Victor