Never Again Yours (Isadora and Magnus)

Chapter 501

Rowena was quickly sent off to Africa, forced into sex work as a foreign aid "bride."

Word had it that once she arrived, she simply couldn't bear the humiliation. Her dignity was shattered, her spirit trampled into the dirt, day after day forced to endure several men. She tried desperately to escape, but every attempt ended with her being dragged back.

The last time they caught her, she didn't survive. They beat her to death.

Keeley-Rowena's mother-collapsed from the shock when she learned what had happened to her daughter.

All this, Nanette and Isadora only found out much later.

When Isadora heard the news, she barely reacted.

Whatever shred of sympathy she might have once had for Rowena had vanished the moment Rowena poisoned Pudding to death.

After some time recovering, Isadora was finally allowed to leave the hospital.

Victor appeared, seemingly out of nowhere, pushing a wheelchair.

He stood tall and relaxed behind it, hands resting casually on the handles, his expression perfectly at ease.

Isadora blinked at the sight.

this a

and had a scare with her pregnancy, not because she couldn't walk at

stay in the hospital, she

she was almost six months along. Her belly was noticeably round, and although her figure was still slender, even a loose black dress

woke in the middle of the night— sometimes with a sudden cramp in her leg, sometimes with her stomach twitching

the moment she startled awake, Victor would snap to attention beside her. Gone was his usual

Isadora who reached for his hand to reassure him. "I'm fine, really.

he calm down, his expression settling back

to understand-she was no longer living just for herself. Her outlook was

responsibility now, to her

off the hospital bed, she pointed at the wheelchair with a hint of disdain. "I don't need

and wrapped his arm gently around her waist, his voice soft

just bent down, slipped an arm under her knees, and effortlessly lifted her up. "How about I carry

flushed. "That's even more

eyes glinted with amusement. "And why is it weird for a

against him-so she gave in

of her hospital room, head tucked against Victor's chest

Nanette and