Suddenly, the phone on the table began to ring, its shrill tone cutting through the quiet.
Isadora's beautiful eyes lit up with anticipation.
She picked it up to check the caller.
A flicker of disappointment crossed her face.
Still, she answered.
Nanette's furious voice burst through the line. "Isadora, I saw all the gossip online! Was this Rowena's doing?"
Isadora twirled a pen between her fingers, her tone unhurried. "Yeah."
Nanette's anger shot up like a rocket. "Damn it, how dare she! She's such a snake! If I ever see her, I swear I'll wring her neck!"
She paused, worry bleeding through her rage. "Are you okay, Isadora?"
"I'm coming home right now."
"No need," Isadora replied softly. "You're busy filming. Even if you came back, there's nothing you could do."
"Doesn't matter. I still want to be there for you."
Isadora managed a faint smile. "Once I've dealt with this, you can keep me company all you want."
Something seemed to occur to Nanette. "What about Victor? Isn't he the heir? If he steps in, this whole mess would be over."
She didn't know.
Deanna was the real mastermind behind it all.
"Don't worry," Isadora reassured her. "I'm already in touch with him."
The next day.
"President Vaughan, bad news!"
Inman burst into the office in a panic.
Isadora lifted her gaze from the stack of paperwork in front of her.
Inman, still catching his breath, rushed out, "Former President Vaughan—Richard Vaughan's people—they just dumped their remaining shares to an overseas consortium. That new foreign shareholder teamed up with The Vaughan Group's senior partners. They're saying your scandal has caused too much damage, and unless you step down, they'll unite and force the company to cease operations."
A crease formed between Isadora's brows.
Belinda followed Inman into the office.
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It takes too long to get to the point. Too much unnecessary in between in all of these books. Too many extra characters, the authors lose the plot after a while....