Never Again Yours (Isadora and Magnus) novel Chapter 174

The next moment, Isadora tossed the insulated lunch bag straight into the trash without a second thought.

“Tell her not to bring food for me again.”

With that, and leaving Laura standing there in stunned silence, Isadora walked away.

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When Isadora arrived at the office, heads turned and curious glances followed her.

After all, in their eyes, she was the heiress of the Vaughan Group, but she worked as hard as anyone else—always diligent, never acting entitled.

It was rare for her to take this much time off. Rumors naturally started swirling—something serious must have happened.

Unbothered by the office gossip, Isadora strode straight to her office.

She glanced at the mountain of paperwork piled up on her desk, let out a sigh, and, for the first time, felt a twinge of weariness.

She didn’t stay long. Instead, she got up and went to find Richard.

Standing outside the CEO’s office, Isadora knocked on the door.

A voice from inside called, “Come in.”

Stepping in, Isadora immediately spotted Prescott sitting on a chair by the marble desk.

Her clear, discerning eyes flicked briefly to the bandage on his forehead—a neat white square, making him look haggard and stripped of his usual arrogance.

Prescott could feel Isadora’s gaze lingering on his injury.

He assumed she was mocking him.

He turned away, chest tight with anger and frustration, wanting to say something, but the memory of Victor beating him senseless the other day made him clamp his jaw shut and swallow his words.

Richard greeted her with a broad smile. “Isadora, you didn’t have to rush back. You could’ve taken a bit more time to rest.”

Prescott bristled at Richard’s ingratiating tone—disgusted by how sycophantic he sounded.