Never Again Yours (Isadora and Magnus) novel Chapter 308

He just wouldn’t let it go.

Every few days, he’d find a reason to provoke Victor.

But Victor, as if he’d burned through all his emotions, never reacted. He just stared back, cold and distant, with a look that seemed to say, “Finley, you’re an idiot.”

Infuriated, Finley would storm off, determined not to bother with him anymore.

But after a while, he’d find himself seeking out the prince again.

One day, he noticed someone else by Victor’s side—a girl.

Victor was still reserved, but something had changed. He’d started to show hints of emotion, even managed the occasional smile.

Seriously?

All the care and warmth Finley had tried to give him—Victor never noticed. But apparently, it took some random girl to get through to him!

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When Finley suddenly brought up the past, Victor’s eyes darkened. Maybe it was the alcohol, heavy and heady, that loosened his tongue and pulled out memories he’d thought were long forgotten.

He remembered how he’d first met Isadora.

They were just kids, both in the hospital.

He’d seen her once: a little girl being harshly scolded by a woman in a nurse’s uniform. “Why don’t you just disappear!” the woman had snapped.

Isadora looked so small and wounded, blinking back tears, but refusing to cry.

Victor, though, didn’t feel any particular sympathy.

The next time he saw her, she’d stumbled into his secret hideout—the hospital’s rooftop.

He told her coldly to leave, not to bother him.

Her already-reddened eyes grew even brighter with unshed tears, and finally, they spilled over.

“I’m sorry,” she whispered. “My mom yelled at me. I just wanted to find a place to cry.”

Then, as if questioning herself, she murmured, “Why doesn’t anyone like me?”

And with that, she wiped her eyes and ran away.

Victor still didn’t feel much—except maybe a faint annoyance at how her eyes were always red. It was exhausting just to look at her.

A few days later, he ran into her again.