Chapter 43

Victoria's eyes went cold in an instant, her tone turning frosty.

"Mr. Garcia, I have plans tonight. I won't be joining you."

Curtis had been genuinely inviting Victoria; from the moment he first saw her, he'd felt an inexplicable fondness.

"All right, that was presumptuous of me. Ms. Turner, you're welcome to start work whenever you like."

Victoria gave Ailie a brief nod before leaving, her demeanor distant and unreadable.

At lunchtime, she returned to the Simms residence. When she walked in, Yulia came out to greet her personally.

"Welcome home, Ms. Miller. You've been away for a couple of days-Mr. Miller was worried, asked about you several times."

Yulia was dressed in a perfectly tailored suit, her hair swept into an elegant chignon. With delicate features and a curvy, graceful figure, she was exactly the type to catch a middle-aged man's eye at first glance.

"You seem to know my father quite well, don't you?"

pointed undertone in Victoria's words. Yulia's face flickered with a hint of panic, but

housekeeper, but also Mr.

smoothly, regaining her composure. When Yasmine came out, Victoria handed her

spoiled heiress. She

kitchen had gone all out, preparing a lavish spread

was allergic. She remembered that Simms didn't much care for these delicacies either. A faint, mocking smile tugged at her lips. No need to guess who these dishes were for-clearly, they were meant

entered the hall, and Victoria calmly took her seat at the table. Yulia, as if on cue, hurried to greet

briefcase, helped him out of his coat, and draped it neatly over her arm-her movements practiced and

taking

cool, cursory nod and turned her attention to the meal. "Yulia, come over

name, Victoria couldn't help but glance

Yulia, our newest staff member. She'll be looking after you while you're at

How eager she was to make herself at home. Simms directed Yulia to sit across from Victoria and join them for

until Yulia had picked up her fork before speaking, her

Yulia, you're new here, so maybe you don't know how

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