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?"

was the first time Johnny had seen a woman filing for divorce over her husband's affair who willingly gave up all

were either so capable they didn't care about a few scraps of

"I'm sure," she replied.

set her coffee down gently and spoke

percent of her father-in-law's company dividends. There was no point fighting over assets that meant nothing to

wealth had once eclipsed even the Langfords'. What mattered now was reclaiming her

percent stake in his company and those generous annual allowances were things he resented giving. So why not make a clean break?

head in wonder. "Honestly, Mrs. Langford, you're a rare exception. In most divorces, as long as the husband has any assets,

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

me. If you're walking

smiled faintly, stirring her coffee with a silver spoon. The brew was as dark and bitter as medicine,

sorry,"

the sound of a child's laughter drifted up from

asked Mom to bring some back from Evermore when she visited, but I don't think it was as good as this.

It was Gwyneth's voice.

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