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.

here for the team-building, but if Ms. Turner can't keep up, maybe you should arrange for a car to

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

left, it would tie up a whole van and a driver for the return trip-and with the bumpy, winding road up the mountain,

certainly wouldn't be the one to escort

Curtis really did send Victoria away, she'd be the talk of

married. If she got special

quietly. "I'll stick

planned this whole camping trip, and McNeil had even rented out the entire mountain. Other than the Quantum Core Technologies

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

McNeil, making no

staffer in a utility

Please check these settings-if anything's off, he

When Victoria tried to join in, Curtis quickly

lifting. You just jumped down from that rock-I'm not

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

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

don't you go for him yourself?" Ailie's

come on! I'm being serious and you're teasing me? I don't want some

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