Chapter 158

Ailie didn't catch the hidden meaning in Violet's words.

But Victoria, who'd been married, understood instantly.

Violet's comment was a blatant provocation-a not-so-subtle way of letting Victoria know that she, too, had been intimate with McNeil in the car.

Victoria had to admit, the blow landed harder than she expected.

Her lips went pale, and she trembled ever so slightly.

Curtis, standing beside her, noticed right away and reached out to steady her.

"Are you okay? Are you feeling unwell?"

Violet glanced at Victoria, her expression unreadable.

"To be fair, today's full day of hiking and camping is no joke. It takes real stamina. Ms. Turner, if you're used to an easy life, I doubt you'll make it to the end."

Then she turned her gaze to Curtis.

Turner can't keep up,

was nearly a three-hour drive from downtown, and the company had arranged one van for

the return trip-and with the bumpy, winding road up the mountain, no one

wouldn't be the one to escort

send Victoria away, she'd be the talk of the company by tomorrow-mocked and

her, despite her being married. If she

need," Victoria said quietly. "I'll

planned this whole camping trip, and McNeil had even rented out the entire mountain. Other than the Quantum Core Technologies crew, there wouldn't be another

and soon Jack, George, Maisie, and the rest of the team gathered around

leaned against McNeil, making

then, a staffer in a utility vest

Please check these settings-if anything's off,

to the side, Ailie was gathering firewood. When Victoria tried to join in,

lifting. You just jumped down from that rock-I'm not sure your ankle's

took the wood from her hands. Ailie bumped Victoria's shoulder with

I mean? Mr. Garcia's way more thoughtful than McNeil Langford.

type, why don't you go for him

I'm being serious and you're teasing me? I don't want some bootlicker who spends all day brown-nosing

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