Chapter 493

A little after five in the afternoon.

Isadora was sorting through paperwork when she heard a knock at her office door.

The door swung open and in strode Nanette, looking every bit the confident, sharp-dressed woman she was.

Isadora caught sight of her and smiled. "Aren't you supposed to be on set these days? How do you have time to see me?"

Nanette thought, It's not like I volunteered for this.

She simply said, "I'm here to take you somewhere special."

Isadora hesitated. "But I still have two more market meetings left today."

"You can reschedule those," Nanette insisted, grinning. "This is about something much more important-your life's big moment."

My life's big moment? Isadora looked genuinely puzzled.

Seeing that Isadora was still frozen in her chair, Nanette marched over and gently

but firmly pulled her up. Steering her toward the door, she called over her shoulder, "Come on, don't overthink it. It's a huge surprise!"

In the car.

Isadora sat in the passenger seat, watching Nanette drive with focused determination.

her. "You're

spoilers. You'll find

phone and sent a quick voice message to her assistant, instructing her to hold off on those documents until tomorrow. As for the two remaining meetings, she told her general manager to step in for her—he'd have to get

assistant replied almost

Isadora relaxed into her seat, letting herself

bathed the city in gold as Nanette's car

out the window at the rows of plane trees reflected

this the way to the ISA Grandeur

piece it together, something

suddenly burst into color as if someone had waved a magic wand. Neon lights flickered to life, spelling

words across the buildings:

something straight out of

speed up or slow down, just kept cruising steadily through the dazzling

name light up again and again in the swirling neon display outside. Each time

could only think of one person with the power

she tried to speak. "Nanette,

laughed. "Isa,

stop in front of the ISA Grandeur

awash with a sea of flowers-roses, peonies, climbing

display that stretched as far as the

see.

above it all,

even

topmost floor, neon letters

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