The Perfect Wife's Perfect Revenge

Chapter 156

Curtis just smiled, neither agreeing nor disagreeing.

"I'm with Ms. Marchand," he said smoothly.

Someone in the audience chimed in with flattery, and soon the executives and staff all raised their cocktails in a show of support.

Even Mr. Garcia had to bow to the power of capital-how could the rest of them do anything but follow suit?

Violet soaked in the attention, clearly pleased to be at the center of it all.

She'd always been the star back in school, the one everyone watched. That lasted until about a year after she started at Northriver University-then a girl from the next class down arrived and completely overshadowed her.

This new girl was a campus sensation: stunning looks, a perfect figure, talent in everything she touched, and a wealthy family to top it off.

The moment she appeared, Violet found herself instantly eclipsed.

she'd transferred to another college just to avoid her. Only after the girl left did Violet return to Northriver for her master's and finally earn her

of that girl remained a shadow

was untouchable. With McNeil's backing and her own relentless drive, she

beside Victoria, downing her drink in one

she lost her mind? She wants us all out there suffering for fun? We're used to the cushy

nothing to do with Violet's plan. She was the sort who saw weekends as an excuse to stay in bed all day, and on weekdays, she preferred sitting to standing and lying down to sitting. Now she was supposed to

made Ailie want to curl

a lot when

a master at creating her own mystique—a woman as fierce and sharp as her name

Victoria quietly shrank into a corner, doing her best to

trip. Curtis had everyone on board—besides the front desk staff and a few older employees

everyone gathered outside the office. McNeil pulled up in his luxury

polished, businesslike self. She wore a charcoal-gray outdoor jacket, and McNeil,

was popped, his features striking and sharp against the

women whispered, cheeks flushing when McNeil came into view. "Ms. Marchand looks