The Perfect Wife's Perfect Revenge

Chapter 4

She was a person, not some animal driven only by primal urges.

"Divorce me, or it'll be Violet's life on the line. You choose."-

McNeil braced himself, his hand at her collar twisting the fabric so tightly it nearly hurt.

His earlier roughness had already pulled open her neckline, exposing pale, luminous skin that caught the light and his attention.

Setting aside that long-ago teenage history between him and Violet, the truth was, as the second woman to enter his emotional life, Victoria held every advantage.

She was beautiful, intelligent, and—most importantly—she loved him with her whole heart. She poured everything she knew into helping him run The Langford Group.

The financial world had once tried to lure her away with seven-figure salaries, but after marrying him, this genius helped the newly appointed President Langford bring the company to the top of the industry in just three years.

As both Mrs. Langford and his trusted advisor, Victoria's contributions were impossible to ignore. Even now, the family patriarch often congratulated himself for having chosen the right granddaughter-in-law for his grandson.

She waited for McNeil's answer, but the man remained silent.

wouldn't stand off against him for long. She was tired of

herself up, her blouse slipped further,

to her bare skin, and the clarity in his eyes darkened

was difficult to believe they

reached to pull her clothes back together, but each time she managed one side, McNeil tugged the other

what you wanted? You forced me back

dangerous light. He leaned in and claimed her lips, biting

branch snapped under the weight of snow, the crack sharp

Victoria beneath him, his hands tracing slowly down the lines of her

of the day: if she let him go

"Daddy? Is that you?"

Gwyneth's voice. She clutched a stuffed animal, rubbing sleep from her

sat upright on the couch. Not a hair was out of place, his expression cool and calm—as if none

a mess. Her blouse was torn beyond repair, and she could only grab a coat from the entryway

"Gwyn?"

and swept Gwyneth