Chapter 74

"Of course-"

Lately, Curtis had seemed off at their get-togethers-distracted, distant, hardly trying to hide his disinterest.

While McNeil, Isaac, and Marcus were off playing pool, Violet spoke up, her tone casual but her words pointed.

"Actually, Victoria's marriage is a mess. From what I've heard, her husband's seeing someone else."

Curtis, despite his feelings for Victoria, had never been one for gossip. Still, if Violet wanted to talk, he'd listen.

"He doesn't care about her," Violet continued. "And honestly, he and that other woman? They've known each other since they were kids, high school sweethearts. Victoria was the one who came between them. And from what I've heard, the other woman's got everything going for her-she's sharp, ambitious, way out of Victoria's league."

Curtis bristled at the criticism. He didn't like hearing people badmouth Victoria. The truth was, all of them had grown up with Violet; she was practically family.

But even so, Violet's words didn't sit right with him.

"Victoria's... great," Curtis said quietly.

In his eyes, nobody compared to Victoria.

the object of all their affections, seemed

every guy dreamed about. It wasn't just

of them-brothers, really-had let those feelings

like. It wasn't until he first laid eyes on Victoria that he

gaze lingering.

name.

so protective of her.

stared at

and Isaac came back

for Violet, while across the

Max suddenly shouted, startling the adults at

the other hand, looked fed

single time. At first, Gwyneth had

give up; he wanted another

the tablet aside and

You must be cheating or something-there's no way a girl could

shot Max a look. Normally, the boy was pretty mild-mannered; today, he was

Gwyneth, meanwhile, looked smug.

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