Chapter 58

Victoria had no idea what was going on with Gwyneth.

She wanted to show concern for her daughter, but Gwyneth never seemed to want it. Every time they met, the girl's brow would furrow in silent protest.

Victoria felt helpless. Gwyneth's heart was already drifting away.

"I'll make time to stop by this afternoon," she agreed.

When Curtis came back, Victoria asked if she could take the rest of the afternoon off.

"Just make sure you come to the event tonight," Curtis reminded her. "I want to introduce you to some of the top people in our field."

Curtis truly valued Victoria's abilities and wanted her to meet others in the industry.

He'd been single for years, and it was rare for him to meet a woman who genuinely intrigued him.

She was beautiful, poised, and—most importantly-sharp as a tack.

Every conversation with Victoria, especially when it touched on their professional expertise, left him feeling like he'd learned something new.

insights, even as a CEO, left Curtis in awe. He found himself more and

there," Victoria

well, with McNeil no

to avoid running into them-just as she'd tried to do

show of accompanying Violet everywhere, clearly trying to pave the way for

Victoria couldn't hide forever.

one wronged by the marriage. Why

afternoon, Victoria made a stop at

was waiting for

tea, the teacher broached the

right between you and

question caught

taken turns dropping Gwyneth off, and sometimes the family driver or nanny handled it. They'd never appeared together at school events, but that hardly seemed enough to prompt such

quarreled with McNeil a few times, and regretted letting their

the teacher replied, "but

Victoria a drawing titled "My Family," drawn by

here,” the teacher said.

But in this one-her latest-you're wearing lipstick, and

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