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."

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

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

replied, his voice brooking

to work at Quantum Core

someone mention that Violet had taken a leave of

stand-alone version in the app store, and now it was entering the final testing phase-just in time for

her phone, Victoria noticed a string of missed calls from McNeil the previous night, right before she'd gone to his place. She hadn't seen them at the time and hadn't picked up a single

had broken, and with Xenia there to help, she figured everything would be fine. She put

and Victoria had spoken much. But now that he'd wrapped up

married left a sour

husband were headed for divorce-Curtis felt a mix of

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

reminding her to keep an eye on the tournament and not disappear halfway

a playful nudge. "Go! Opportunities like this don't come around often. If you want to make a name for yourself in this industry, you need

nodded. Only by proving herself at a major company like Quantum Core Technologies could she pave the way to reclaim her position at Golden Era Enterprises. Owning twenty-five percent of the shares didn't mean anyone

to impress tonight at the very least, wear something as nice as last time," Ailie reminded

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