Never Again Yours (Isadora and Magnus)

Chapter 484

Isadora cleared her throat softly and brushed a loose strand of hair behind her ear. “I'm... feeling much better," she murmured.

Victor didn't say a word. He reached for her other leg and gently placed it across his lap, continuing to massage her calf.

Breaking the silence in the room, Isadora asked in a low voice, "How did you come in so quickly?"

It was almost as if he'd been waiting right outside the door.

"I heard something from the living room," he replied.

She blinked. "Weren't you going to sleep in the guest room?"

Victor's hands never paused. His tone was matter-of-fact. "You never really sleep

well at night. If I'm in the living room, I can hear if you need anything."

Isadora bit her lip, a peculiar warmth and ache blossoming in her chest.

After a while, when she thought he'd done enough, she said, "Alright, that's enough. You don't have to keep going."

She started to get out of bed, but Victor gently stopped her. "Where are you going?"

"I just want some water."

here. I'll

stood up and left

a glass of warm water. He handed

drank, the

a thermos from the living room and place it by the bed. "If you get thirsty

try to get

around her, and kissed her gently on

his lips touched her skin,

the door behind him with the lightest click. That tiny sound rippled through her heart like a stone

crept into

up, washed, and stepped out of the bedroom to find breakfast already

comforting aroma of a nourishing

called, pulling out a chair for

down. The soup was golden and creamy,

sweet and smooth, the kind that needed at least a couple of hours to

mean Victor barely

sight of faint shadows

"Any plans

go into

nodded. "Alright,

wheel and drove

got out first, circled around