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.

teeth nearly ground together. She

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woman made Ailie's blood

out of sight. "What is wrong with you? Your husband and that woman

had a marriage certificate, and Thorpe

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

confusion, not quite grasping

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

confidently

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

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

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

Ailie, his eyes barely pausing. "No, we

Victoria. Suddenly, a strange suspicion crept over him; after all, it

the company, and

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

across from him, beautiful even without makeup, impossible to ignore. A faint realization

who had

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