The Perfect Wife's Perfect Revenge

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."

shook her head. "That's exactly why I should stay," she insisted. "Let me take care of you, McNeil. I'll even share a room with Gwyneth

here was identical to their place on Winding Peak Lane; staying here felt no

McNeil replied, his voice

headed off to work at Quantum

Violet had taken a leave of absence. She

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

McNeil the previous night, right before she'd gone to his place. She hadn't seen them at the time and hadn't picked

now, his fever had broken, and with Xenia there to help, she figured

with several major projects lately, and it had been a while since he and Victoria had spoken much. But now that he'd wrapped up a few deals,

knowing Victoria was married left a sour taste

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

a little get-together to celebrate the new project going live,"

her to keep an eye on the tournament and not disappear

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

could she pave the way to reclaim her position at Golden

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