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?"

lawyer, this was the first time Johnny had seen a woman filing for divorce over her husband's

care about a few scraps of money or they were

"I'm sure," she replied.

coffee down gently and spoke

the contract granting her fifty percent of her father-in-law's company dividends. There was no point fighting over assets that

reclaiming her grandfather's and mother's legacy from Simms. That was what truly belonged to the

that the thirty percent stake in his company and those generous annual allowances were things he resented giving. So why not make a clean break? Let him keep it

most divorces, as long as the husband has any assets, the wife

met someone who came to a lawyer only to say she

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

silver spoon. The brew was as dark and bitter

sorry," she said

child's laughter drifted up from downstairs.

some back from Evermore when she visited, but I

It was Gwyneth's voice.

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