Chapter 115

Ailie shot him a look and muttered, "Mr. Garcia, you shouldn't get too comfortable either. Not that he'd ever be interested in you, anyway."

Curtis, caught in the crossfire for no reason, twitched his lips. He looked like he wanted to say something but thought better of it—nothing he could say would be right.

With that, Ailie grabbed Victoria and strode off.

Violet didn't even bother to trade barbs with Ailie-she was far too tired for that.

Victoria, meanwhile, wore a half-amused, half-exasperated smile. Just then, Yasmine pulled up in front of them, having spotted Ailie and Violet coming out. Ailie grumbled the whole ride, venting her frustrations, while Victoria just listened quietly, secretly relishing the sense of relief she couldn't quite explain.

Once Victoria got home, she showered, crawled into bed, and was about to drift off when Ailie called again-still needing to vent.

But when it came to Violet-or even McNeil-Victoria felt nothing anymore. No anger, no pain, not even a flicker of emotion.

Once your heart goes numb, you stop hurting over the people you once loved.

These days, Victoria poured all her energy into work. Even her beloved daughter had started to feel like a distant part of her life.

Ailie brought good news: the single- player version of their

birthday was only two days away;

spin. She could tell right away-this was exactly Gwyneth's speed.

needed to run an online test, though; there were

asked them to patch up the glitches, and then

sight of Victoria. Her eyes narrowed with a flicker of calculation. She hesitated, then changed

head greeted her,

gave him a polite nod and said coolly, "How's the

and after that we'll launch the app in

a brow. "Let me

though inwardly he was skeptical-Ms. Marchand

programming language was straightforward, and she clearly knew what she was doing. She'd even competed in several national

few rounds-finding it both challenging and genuinely

game's developer

yet. Ms. Ailie brought the project in, and Victoria just reviewed it and asked us to prep

pointed out a few weaknesses in the code, making some quick

in awe. Apparently, Ms. Marchand's reputation was well- earned: she wasn't just a

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