Chapter 84

Gwyneth called two more times, but Victoria didn't pick up.

On the other end, Gwyneth glared at her watch phone, her little face scrunched up in frustration.

"What did your mom say?"

McNeil asked, feigning a casual tone.

“She said she's busy and won't be coming back for now."

Gwyneth was clearly upset. She'd been trying hard to do what her mom asked- no more falling asleep in class, homework done on time-yet the game her mom had promised still hadn't arrived.

"Alright."

McNeil replied flatly. He headed upstairs, only to find the rooms eerily empty.

He opened the closet; all of Victoria's clothes were gone. Even the bathroom was stripped of her toiletries.

He let out a cold, bitter laugh. After all that—after risking his life to save her-

she'd been planning her escape for some time.

So what was the point of everything he'd done?

"Xenia!"

housekeeper,

"When did she leave?"

clearly been vacant for a while-not just

moved out over

A month.

thinking about her constantly, while she'd been plotting to leave him

drifted up from downstairs-someone

been altered and is

stone, McNeil went downstairs and addressed the boutique manager. "Who told you to send the dress to

blinked, confused. She answered

Langford. Our manager received your

screenshots of the messages between McNeil and their

screen-sure enough, it was his own

still have

check. We're really sorry about the

disciplinary action."

His eyes darkened slightly.

was brought upstairs to the master bedroom he'd once shared with Victoria. McNeil sat on the

thread

remembered messaging the boutique manager, even having a short

no

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