Chapter 111

"Daddy-!"

The door swung open, and Gwyneth burst into the room like a whirlwind.

Violet jerked back just in time-if she'd hesitated a second longer, her lips would've met McNeil's.

"Hey, Violet, what were you and Daddy just doing? Your face is all red!" Gwyneth piped up, her voice brimming with innocent curiosity.

Violet's cheeks flushed even deeper. Kids really had no filter.

"Your dad's not feeling well," she explained, forcing a smile. "I was just giving him his medicine."

Gwyneth seemed only half-convinced, but she just went, "Oh." She was about to leap right into McNeil's arms-luckily, Violet caught her in time, sparing his stitches from another mishap.

McNeil chatted quietly with his daughter for a moment, then looked over at Violet.

"Take Gwyn home to Winding Peak Lane," he said, his tone gentle but firm. "I'm not feeling well enough to look after you both right now."

stay," she insisted. "Let me take care of you, McNeil.

their place on Winding Peak Lane; staying here felt no different than being

McNeil replied, his voice

off to work at Quantum Core

taken a leave of absence. She paid

team had already released her game's stand-alone version in the app store, and now it was entering the final testing phase-just

noticed a string of missed calls from McNeil the previous night, right

there to help, she figured everything would be fine.

had

was married left

confided that she and her husband were headed for divorce-Curtis felt

have plans tonight? The company's hosting a little get-together to celebrate the new project going

sarcastic texts, reminding her to

"Go! Opportunities like this don't come around often. If you want to make a name for yourself

major company like Quantum Core Technologies could she pave the way

wear something as nice as last

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