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.

so tightly her teeth nearly ground together. She grabbed

need to use the restroom.

woman made Ailie's blood

you? Your husband and that woman are flaunting themselves right in front of you. Can't

wife-she and McNeil had a marriage certificate, and Thorpe

point. Right now, McNeil and Violet aren't breaking any laws. The only relationship that's ended, at least legally, is the one between

in confusion, not quite grasping what Victoria

and McNeil. "We signed the divorce papers. It's

the table, Violet sat confidently across from McNeil,

some dishes for us," Violet said, "but I wasn't sure what you and Ms. Turner might like, so

her a glare. "That's fine. What you picked probably isn't to

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

glanced at Ailie, his eyes barely pausing. "No, we

something was off. His gaze drifted to Victoria. Suddenly, a strange suspicion crept over him; after all,

job at the company, and

little too intense. Unless she'd had something going on with him

Victoria, who sat across from him, beautiful even without makeup, impossible to ignore.

who

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