Chapter 119

Violet was a little surprised to see McNeil already scooping Gwyneth into his

arms.

"In a bit, we'll join Ms. Marchand for the race," he said, glancing at Violet.

**The Turner Family**

Victoria ran one last test on the single-player version of the racing game. Satisfied that everything worked perfectly, she packed up and headed to McNeil's villa.

Hearing the car pull up, Xenia came to the door. For a moment, she just stared- taken aback to see Victoria standing there.

"Ma'am?"

What's she doing back all of a sudden?

"Is Gwyn here?" Victoria asked, balancing a large birthday cake, a doll, and a toy racecar-Gwyneth's favorites-on her arms.

in. She assumed Victoria was here to check on Mr. McNeil, but ever

hasn't

both she and Gwyneth had

not back?" Victoria frowned. When Gwyneth had called earlier, she'd assumed her daughter would be waiting at home. She'd delayed a bit, making some last-minute tweaks to the game, and now guilt pricked at her she hadn't even brought Yasmine along, just rushed straight

and she'd even taken the day off for it. Ailie, her boss, insisted that the lead developer needed to be there in person, determined to prove to the rest of the company that Victoria was more than just a pretty face trying

push came to shove, Victoria's decision was clear: her daughter came

make her a cup of tea, standing nervously

are you here for a special reason?" she ventured. Not that she meant to pry, but with the cake

little miss hadn't returned home in weeks. It seemed even

"She called

was it, Xenia realized. Miss Gwyneth had called her mother

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dropped the group off

car, Gwyneth eyed Violet skeptically. "Ms. Marchand, weren't we supposed to go watch the

event. Once that's over, we'll head to the track-today's just a

her work outfit. "You go change. I'll take Gwyn down first." Violet reached for his hand, teasing, "Come on, I'll just change here in

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