Chapter 127

Curtis had never imagined he'd run into them at a restaurant. The encounter was so awkward that he didn't know whether to say hello or pretend not to notice, but ignoring them wasn't an option.

"Mr. Garcia? Ms. Ailie?"

Violet spotted them first, her beautiful face graced with a polite smile, her demeanor poised and serene.

Her eyes landed on Victoria, and she nodded in acknowledgement. "Ms. Turner, you're here too."

McNeil's expression remained blank; he didn't even spare Victoria a glance.

"Are you here for dinner? Why don't we join tables?" Curtis offered, though it sounded more out of politeness than genuine enthusiasm.

He added, "I'm not sure Ms. Turner would be comfortable with that."

Violet looked at Victoria, her words carrying an undercurrent of meaning.

Victoria smiled lightly. "There's nothing uncomfortable about it. We're all colleagues here, after all."

"Glad to hear it." Violet's arm remained looped through McNeil's, and she looked entirely unbothered by the situation.

her teeth nearly ground

to use the restroom. Victoria, come

woman made Ailie's

Your husband and that woman are flaunting themselves right in front of you. Can't you say something? Why not just expose

was the legitimate wife-she and McNeil had a marriage certificate, and Thorpe was on

at her friend. "There's no point. Right now, McNeil and Violet aren't breaking any laws. The only relationship

in confusion, not quite

terms with everything between herself and McNeil. "We signed the divorce papers. It's over. Whoever McNeil dates now

table, Violet sat confidently across from McNeil,

Violet said, "but I wasn't sure what you and Ms. Turner might like, so I didn't

fine. What you picked probably isn't to our taste anyway.

off before she could say something inappropriate. "So, McNeil, have you and

his eyes

drifted to Victoria. Suddenly, a strange suspicion crept over him; after

company, and she was clearly protective

reaction toward McNeil seemed a little too intense. Unless she'd had something going on with

who sat across from him, beautiful even without makeup, impossible

it be Victoria who had a

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