Never Again Yours (Isadora and Magnus)

Chapter 458

"Are you always this pushy? You haven't even proposed yet, and you already want to drag me off to city hall!"

Victor smirked. "So, Mrs. Fitzgerald wants a proposal, does she?"

He'd actually been planning the proposal for a while now. He wanted to wait for the Fitzgerald Group's annual board meeting-once all the business dust settled, he'd surprise her.

Seeing her bristling, Victor couldn't resist teasing. "So, what kind of proposal do you want, hmm?"

Isadora turned away, but her eyes betrayed her anticipation.

"I don't want anything," she insisted, a little too quickly.

Victor's lips curled with amusement. "If you really don't want one, then let's just get our marriage license right away."

Isadora shot upright, flustered. "Don't you dare!"

No sooner had the words left her mouth than Victor's deep, delighted laughter echoed through the hospital room.

Mortified, Isadora called out, "Victor! You're doing this on purpose. I'm not talking to you anymore!"

Victor reached out and pulled her into his arms, holding her close to his chest. "Alright, alright, my fault. Don't worry-your proposal, your wedding, you'll have them both. I promise."

together, she'd become far more sentimental than she used to be. She wasn't sure if that

...

later, Victor's phone

hair and stepped outside to take the call

her thoughts drifting back to what Victor had said about getting their marriage license. Her

as she thought of Eleanor, her phone

Isadora hadn't told her about her injury-she didn't

"Hi, Mom."

how's work? Have you been keeping busy?" Eleanor's warm

same as

know. She asks about you every day-wants to know

respond, when she noticed Victor standing in the doorway of her hospital room. The light behind

Eleanor's voice pulled

and in that moment,

rose up inside her-words she

finger, beckoning Victor

off guard, then strode

reached out, lacing her fingers tightly through his. She gazed up into his jet-black eyes and, slowly, spoke each word with care: Mom, I've decided

silence on the other

is so sudden.

her hand,