The Perfect Wife's Perfect Revenge

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.

all their affections, seemed dull in comparison

dreamed about. It wasn't just McNeil; Curtis and the others had all harbored those

had eventually chosen McNeil. The rest of them-brothers, really-had

until he first laid eyes on Victoria that he realized how naïve he'd been. That bolt of lightning he'd

glanced at Curtis, her gaze lingering. She felt a pang

name.

defending Victoria now. Funny-he used to be so protective of her. "Even so," Violet said,

stared at her, stunned.

Marcus, and Isaac came back from the pool

water for Violet, while across the room, Gwyneth and Max were still

Max suddenly shouted, startling the adults

on the other hand, looked

Gwyneth had enjoyed winning, but the novelty had worn off. She just

Max refused to give up; he wanted another

shoving the tablet aside and

"No way! Nobody else can beat me at this game. You must be cheating

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

Gwyneth, meanwhile, looked smug.