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

their collective crush-the unattainable girl every guy dreamed about. It wasn't just McNeil; Curtis and the

really-had let those feelings go,

It wasn't until he first laid eyes on Victoria that he realized how naïve he'd been. That bolt of lightning

Curtis, her gaze lingering. She felt a

name.

Funny-he used to be so protective of her. "Even so," Violet

at her, stunned.

Isaac came back

grabbed a bottle of water for Violet, while across the room, Gwyneth and Max

suddenly shouted, startling the adults

other hand, looked fed

had lost every single time. At first, Gwyneth had enjoyed winning, but the novelty had worn off. She just

refused to give up; he wanted another

announced, shoving the tablet aside and scrambling into Violet's

beat me at this game. You

Normally, the boy was pretty mild-mannered; today, he was

Gwyneth, meanwhile, looked smug.