The Perfect Wife's Perfect Revenge

Chapter 31

Chapter 31

The next morning, Victoria returned to the McNeil estate with a small team to pack her belongings.

Haley was also up early, having already finished her chores. She handed her remaining duties over to Xenia, the other housekeeper, and quietly followed Victoria out the door.

Watching her employer move out, Xenia sensed trouble. She wanted to call Mr. McNeil and let him know, but hesitated—she didn't want to be seen as meddling.

After a moment's thought, she reasoned that if Mrs. McNeil was really leaving, surely Mr. McNeil already knew. Otherwise, he'd be back by now, trying to stop her.

What a shame about those two-they'd always seemed like the perfect couple. And with a five-year-old child, too. Young people these days, she thought with a sigh. One minute they're together, the next it's all over, just like that.

**The Velvet Fork**

Victoria sat across from Johnny, who regarded her with a mixture of confusion and disbelief.

"Mrs. Langford, are you sure you want to redraft the divorce agreement?"

seen a woman filing for divorce over her husband's affair who willingly gave

care about a few

"I'm sure," she replied.

set her coffee down gently

already burned the contract granting her fifty percent of her father-in-law's company dividends. There was

family's wealth had once eclipsed even the Langfords'. What mattered now was reclaiming her grandfather's and mother's legacy from Simms. That was

see that the thirty percent stake in his company and those

exception. In most divorces, as long as the husband has any assets,

interests. He'd never met someone who came to a lawyer only

you might not even need me. If you're walking away with nothing, your husband

a silver spoon. The brew was

than sorry,"

sound of a child's laughter drifted up from downstairs. It

back from Evermore when she visited, but

It was Gwyneth's voice.

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