The Perfect Wife's Perfect Revenge

Chapter 114

With just a couple of sentences, Violet managed to twist everything Victoria had accomplished, stepping right over her and quietly relegating her to the role of subordinate. It was as if Victoria's stellar presentation had only happened because Violet and Curtis had orchestrated it from behind the scenes.

Ailie was livid.

It was bad enough that Violet had stolen Victoria's thunder and her project, but now she was brazenly claiming credit for Victoria's hard work, right in front of everyone.

The crowd snapped out of their admiration for Victoria, their applause faltering as Violet spoke.

So that's how it was—a mere assistant couldn't possibly pull off something like this on her own. Clearly, Violet, the real power player, had given her the go-ahead, and with Mr. Garcia's support, Victoria was just a mouthpiece.

Just moments ago, everyone had been thoroughly impressed by the poised assistant's analysis of Al's future and the tech industry's prospects. She'd even suggested several investment opportunities that Quantum Core Technologies hadn't yet explored. Now, though, the consensus shifted: no matter how competent Victoria seemed, she was still just an executor. With Violet, the financial prodigy, and Curtis, the relentless workhorse, at the helm, Victoria's striking presence was probably the main reason she'd been chosen to deliver the speech.

The applause faded, and with it, Victoria's mystique.

Ailie swore that if she had any excuse to slap Violet right now, she wouldn't hesitate to give her a good smack, twice over.

responded with a confident, elegant "Thank you" into the microphone, then slipped offstage with poise,

dazzling moment, Victoria had been the center of attention, like a shooting star. Now, she

kept glancing after Victoria, his thoughts

wound down, Curtis made his way over, intending to offer

a ride home.

But Violet intercepted him.

"Mr. Garcia?"

and Ailie turned at the sound of her

Victoria a glance; her

didn't know what secret strengths Victoria might have, but after tonight's showing, Violet's few words had been enough to dim

Tch.

up with her, and Curtis had once had a crush on her, too. She wasn't about to let Curtis set his sights on Victoria-after all, what was so special

Ms. Marchand?" Curtis replied. Though he and Violet were close outside of work, he still