The Perfect Wife's Perfect Revenge

Chapter 136

Victoria made her way toward the conference hall, only to be stopped halfway by someone approaching from behind.

A black suit jacket was draped over her shoulders, enveloping her completely in its warmth and shielding her from prying eyes.

She looked up and found Curtis standing before her.

"Why are you dressed like that?" he asked, frowning.

Just moments ago, chaos had erupted-Violet had suddenly fainted onstage, prompting McNeil to whisk her away from the crowd. Curtis had followed, but by the time he reached the hallway, the two had already vanished.

Scanning the crowd, he immediately spotted Victoria, but was taken aback by how revealing her outfit was. Acting on pure instinct and a possessiveness he couldn't quite hide-he slipped off his own jacket and wrapped it around her, unwilling to let anyone else see her like that.

Victoria didn't bother to explain that it was Violet who'd insisted she wear the dress. There was no need.

She accepted Curtis's jacket with a grateful smile.

"The next part is just the contract signing-boring stuff," Curtis said. "Why don't you head to the back and get some rest?"

around the venue dressed like that. As luck would have it, Ailie had just come out

out herself —mostly to spare Victoria the sight, worried it might upset

you stay with Ms. Turner?" Curtis asked, needing to

than happy to oblige; drumming up support for Violet had been the most distasteful thing she'd ever done—she'd have preferred

she

As soon as the door closed behind

McNeil had invested over half a billion dollars into

F1 Grand Prix just around the corner, the timing of the game's launch was perfect—no

up as she squeezed Victoria's hand. "I'm sorry. I should've gone to the tech department and made

into her professional attire, her voice steady and calm. "What's done is done, Ailie. There's

care—she simply knew there was no changing

Hospital.

slowly came to as the IV finished. Blinking, she saw McNeil sitting

she whispered, "I ruined

gentle. "Nothing is