Never Again Yours (Isadora and Magnus) novel Chapter 229

Carla sat on the other side of the glass, clutching the phone in trembling hands. Her voice broke as she pleaded, “Pearl, you’ve finally come to see your mother.”

A flicker of hatred passed through Pearl’s eyes.

She dug her nails deep into her palm, fighting the wave of nausea that rose in her chest. There was no way she could ever accept this pathetic woman as her mother.

Her mother—her only real mother—was Eleanor.

If Carla hadn’t raised Isadora, none of this would have happened. Isadora never would have returned to the Vaughan family.

Pearl should still be the cherished heiress of the Vaughan Group, the beloved daughter of Eleanor and Richard—their little Pearl.

But now, she had been thrown out of the Vaughan family in disgrace, more lost and humiliated than she’d ever been. The girls she once called friends—all from the city’s wealthiest circles—now shunned her, giving her a wide berth as if her misfortune might be contagious.

Prescott Vaughan still sent her some money, but life now was nothing like before. The difference was night and day.

She’d tried again and again to beg Eleanor and Richard for forgiveness, but they refused to see her.

Desperate and out of options, Pearl finally remembered Carla.

A bit of asking around revealed that Carla was about to get out of prison.

An idea took root, and that’s why Pearl had come to see her.

Pearl’s voice was icy cold. “Thanks to your daughter Isadora, I was kicked out of the Vaughan family.”

Carla stared at her in disbelief. “What? The Vaughans adored you! Why would they ever do that?”

Pearl’s face twisted with bitterness. “Why don’t you tell me? Since you were the one who swapped me and Isadora at birth, why didn’t you just get rid of her? Or disappear as far away as possible? Why did you have to bring her back? Everything I had is gone—ruined, just like that!”

Back when Isadora was welcomed home, Carla had never been afraid. She thought the Vaughans’ love for Pearl was unshakeable. All those years of scheming to pave the way for her daughter had seemed worth it.

She never imagined things would end up like this.

Carla slammed her fist onto the table, her voice trembling with emotion. “Don’t worry, Pearl. I’m about to be released. I promise, I’ll help you get your life back. As for Isadora—don’t worry about her. I’ll take care of that girl. She won’t stand in your way.”

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