Never Again Yours (Isadora and Magnus)

Chapter 510

From the moment Nanette stepped into the Fitzgerald Group, she was awestruck by the sheer opulence of the lobby. The place glittered with gold and marble, so grand it nearly took her breath away.

Everyone in the building seemed to know Isadora. Employees greeted her with respectful nods and kept their voices low as she passed. With Nanette in tow, they breezed through security and took the private elevator straight to the top floor -the one reserved for the CEO himself.

Isadora hesitated, glancing at Nanette. The whole idea of "dropping by" unexpectedly felt awkward. "Maybe we should head back and come another time," she suggested.

But Nanette was far too excited for that. She tugged Isadora out of the elevator. "We're already here! Just think of it as surprising Victor. Besides, I've always been curious what a billionaire's office looks like."

At the executive floor, the entire secretarial staff stood at attention the moment Isadora appeared, greeting her in unison: "Good morning, Mrs. Fitzgerald."

Isadora smiled and waved them off. "Please, don't mind us-get back to work." The two women made their way to the CEO's office. Just as Isadora raised her hand to knock, voices drifted through the heavy door.

"My dear nephew, I hear you've given that woman twenty percent of the Fitzgerald Group's shares. She must mean a great deal to you, hmm?"

A cold, humorless laugh followed.

are all the same. Her only purpose is to bear an heir for the Fitzgerald

Victor. You have to keep your eyes on the bigger picture, not get distracted by sentiment. Once my grandnephew is born, I'll

hand slowly fell

Her whole body shook with anger as she tried to

caught her arm, her grip

let me go!" Nanette's voice trembled with fury. "Did you hear what Victor just said? What does

eerily

I don't care if he's the golden boy of Capitol Hill," Nanette snapped, "he has no right to

voice steady and deliberate, each word

was heavily pregnant—the baby

replaced by worry.

cursed herself for insisting they come here in the first place. If she hadn't dragged Isadora to the Fitzgerald Group, none of this would have happened. But then again, it wasn't really her fault-how could Victor say something so cruel? Did he truly see Isadora

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Laurel Heights.

Ske stood before it, her slender fingers brushing the black