The Perfect Wife's Perfect Revenge

Chapter 184

The event organizer was starting to panic.

He hurried over and leaned down to whisper discreetly in Stein's ear, careful to keep his tone respectful.

"Mr. Campbell, your seat is over there the one at the head of the table. We reserved it especially for you. Would you like to move?"

Victoria's seat, in contrast, was right by the door-practically next to the kitchen. In other words, it was the kind of spot reserved for people who didn't matter. Mr. Campbell, after all, was a high-ranking official from Evermore City. If they failed to treat him with the proper deference, the consequences could be dire.

But Stein just shook his head mildly. "No need. This seat's just fine."

He added, "I didn't come to Starfall City for special treatment. Where I sit isn't important."

With that, the rest of the guests had no choice but to shuffle awkwardly into the seats originally meant for Stein. They looked as uneasy as if they'd sat on pins, unable to get comfortable.

Stein glanced around the table, his expression calm and approachable.

"Please, everyone-relax. Let's enjoy ourselves and talk freely. This is an exchange after all, and I want to hear what you all have to say."

The room, which had been uncomfortably silent just moments before, suddenly erupted into lively conversation.

People began pitching ideas to Stein and voicing their opinions.

Once the business elites started talking, it was hard to stop them—which, conveniently, gave Stein and Victoria a chance to speak privately.

to say so," Stein said quietly. "While I'm here, and while these people are all eager

at the expo was to give Yasmine a shot at presenting their drone project to Stein—hopefully to get him interested

she had no intention of standing out in front of

stepped into the spotlight, you became a

ready to publicly play the role of her patron, but Victoria's real problems were with Simms and the others who wanted to see her fail. Right now, McNeil's company was so powerful that a single move

based in Echo City-too far away to offer real help. In the end, she had to rely on

to see you,” Victoria replied smoothly, taking a sip of water

wasn't asking for help, so he

with that game you designed. It's a shame it's not available online anymore. Any

Victoria smiled. "Soon."

to the other business leaders who were clamoring to speak

in the young woman sitting at

at Quantum Core Technologies, with nothing more than an undergrad degree in

in Victoria, interacting with her no differently than with anyone else. If anything, he seemed more focused on the group as a whole, which made the organizers even

the meal began, everyone ate and chatted, though McNeil picked at

eyes stayed glued to Stein and Victoria, searching

connection between them. But

gaze, she saw nothing out of the ordinary

a few bites, sipped her wine,

and art in Vienna after graduation, spent some time traveling the south to gather inspiration for an art book, and had little to show for it in the

experience and no notable achievements, how could she possibly

recalled seeing Victoria and Stein together in the exhibition hall earlier, but