The Perfect Wife's Perfect Revenge

Chapter 222

Ailie beamed. "Alright!"

Curtis's car pulled up to The Langford Group before the others. He spotted Victoria and her companions waiting at the entrance.

"Why aren't you going in?" he asked, his gaze soft but tinged with something more complicated.

"We can't, apparently," Victoria replied, glancing toward the front desk and the security guards.

"Just tell them we're from Quantum Core Technologies. That should be enough."

Curtis was about to lead Victoria inside when Violet appeared, moving quickly enough to intercept them. Victoria didn't see McNeil he was probably off parking the car.

Switching to her work voice, Victoria greeted Violet with a polite formality. "Ms. Marchand."

Ailie stood off to the side, pointedly avoiding Violet's eyes, her posture stiff and chilly.

Violet nodded, keeping her focus entirely on Curtis. "McNeil asked me to show you around first. Ms. Ailie, Ms. Turner, please wait here. Someone from the company will come down and take you up through the staff entrance."

Victoria. Maybe it had something to do with that infamous project, but whatever the reason, Violet's attitude toward Victoria always felt a little off-subtle,

perfectly professional, but Curtis couldn't shake

at Victoria,

ahead. Don't worry about us-wouldn't want to drag down your executive image," Ailie muttered, tugging Victoria away as

belongs to the Langfords, not her. Who does she think she

Violet's clipped tone. "Mr. Garcia, McNeil asked me to show you

who's that handsome guy you called over just now? Driver? Or is he one of the top execs? Seriously, you could've

It was, after all, her first time visiting the

McNeil had poured their hearts into building an empire together, and yet Vertex Dynamics was still just the tip of the iceberg when it came to the Langford

who cares about these things.

ever wanted to hand over Vertex Dynamics—or the entire Langford Group—to Violet, that was his prerogative. It had nothing to do with

speechless, torn between irritation and

her gaze wander across the lobby. Vertex Dynamics looked entirely different now

nearly forced out by a bloc of shareholders who wanted him to

Victoria who stood by McNeil's side through those dark days, exhausting every resource the Turner family had to help him secure nearly two hundred million dollars in funding for Vertex Dynamics, making