Never Again Yours (Isadora and Magnus) novel Chapter 59

The moment those words left her lips, the room erupted once again.

A flurry of whispers swept through the audience.

“So it wasn’t Pearl who secured The Vaughan Group’s investment—it was Isadora all along?”

“Pearl’s been taking credit for something she didn’t do. How shameless can you get?”

“That’s nothing new. Pearl’s always been like this—grabbing whatever she can. First, she steals Isadora’s parents, and now she’s clinging to the Vaughan family, refusing to let go.”

“Women like that are terrifying. Poor Isadora—imagine the trauma!”

Off to the side, a few reporters immediately caught the scent of scandal.

Their cameras clicked even more furiously than before, flashes strobing across the stage.

Pearl’s eyes burned beneath the barrage of blinding lights. She felt exposed, as if she were standing naked in front of everyone, stripped of dignity.

She couldn’t accept how quickly things had turned against her. Desperate, she made one last attempt to salvage the situation.

“Director Dawson, you must be mistaken! How could it have been Isadora? I was the one who met with Victor that day—this investment was my doing! You can’t just stand here and spout nonsense!”

Paige Dawson’s tone was icy. “Do you really think I’d mix up an investment worth eight hundred million? The only person I signed a contract with was Isadora.”

Pearl’s composure snapped. “Dad, don’t listen to her! Paige Dawson must have been bribed by Isadora. I want to speak to Victor myself—once I talk to him, the truth will come out.”

She reached for her phone, only to remember—she didn’t have Victor’s contact information at all.

Paige Dawson, visibly annoyed, cut in. “So Miss Pearl is questioning my professionalism now? President Vaughan, if Isadora didn’t sign the contract on behalf of The Vaughan Group, then I’m sorry, but there will be no eight hundred million for the Fitzgerald Group tonight.”

Richard felt as if all his dignity had been tossed into the Atlantic.

If he’d known things would unravel like this, he never would have made the signing ceremony such a public spectacle.

Hundreds of eyes were glued to the stage.

If not for his thirty-plus years in business, he might have passed out from sheer fury on the spot.