The Perfect Wife's Perfect Revenge

Chapter 168

Victoria retreated to her own room, hurrying straight into the bathroom to wash away the remnants of last night.

It had been a while since she and McNeil had been together, yet every time he saw her, it was as if he'd been holding back for ages.

She tried not to recall how intense he'd been that night in the cave. What truly surprised her was how he'd had protection on him, as if he'd expected it.

Did he always keep that sort of thing around for Violet's sake?

Victoria quickly pushed the thought aside. She slipped out of her clothes and stepped beneath the shower, letting the water run down her body, but nothing could wash away the memory of McNeil's passion.

Just then, her phone-left charging on the bathroom counter-buzzed with a robotic voice notification: "Five hundred thousand dollars received."

She wiped the suds from her hands and picked up the phone. There was a new transaction message.

"If you ever need anything, I'm always available."

the money into her

out of the bathroom and immediately noticed Victoria's profile picture on his phone had gone gray. When he tried

McNeil finished buttoning his shirt

leaving?" she

over. I need to get back

protest. "Curtis just announced we could stay an extra day.

button, McNeil replied, "I can't leave Gwyn home

her along. With Victoria here, it's been ages since mother and daughter have seen each other. I'm not her real mom—no matter what, I'll never be quite

and said, "Don't overthink it. My leaving has

room. Violet bit her lip and

Victoria and Curtis were waiting, luggage in hand. Violet instructed the bellhop to bring out her and McNeil's bags as well. A few executives from Quantum Core Technologies, seeing their boss was heading out, lost interest in lingering. Only a couple of the female execs seemed reluctant to leave, so they kept two cars for themselves while the

drive was quiet-Victoria kept her silence, just as

they rounded a curve on the mountain road, the front of his van suddenly jerked sideways. With a thunderous bang, the vehicle crashed into a tree at the edge of the

pale as a sheet, convinced