The Perfect Wife's Perfect Revenge

Chapter 223

Ailie exploded. "Who are you accusing of playing games behind the scenes? Listen, our Victoria comes from old money-what she spends on a manicure is more than your entire monthly salary. Say one more word and see what happens."

After months of pent-up frustration, Ailie was on the verge of coming to blows with Nelly. Nelly, startled, had only wanted to vent a little at Victoria—she never expected Ailie to go off like that.

Just as Ailie seemed about to lose control, Curtis strode in.

"What's going on here?"

"Mr. Garcia-"

Every executive who'd been hanging around for the drama immediately fell silent at the sight of Curtis.

"Ms. Turner, Ms. Ailie, come with me. The rest of you-Mr. Harper will take charge, and Mr. Langford has arranged for someone to host our guests."

With that, Curtis separated the two managers causing the ruckus, leaving the company's higher-ups with nothing to gossip about.

took the elevator up

you've written code before. We're planning to collaborate with Vertex Dynamics on a new game, and their department manager is waiting for us. You know the

happened last time. This time, everything you're involved with will have your name on it, and the company will distribute bonuses based

effort to keep her

one reason: access to their core tech-or, more precisely, to the people who understood it

skills hidden and refused to help, Curtis would never trust

only a

but Curtis had already compensated them handsomely last time. In Ailie's eyes, Curtis still had a decent

couldn't

you'd better not let Victoria get shortchanged again. Or it'll be a

at all last time, in

he said. And really, he couldn't risk

the conference room, while Curtis took Ailie elsewhere- probably to

"Ms. Turner?"

surprise. He'd never expected that the main developer behind Quantum Core Technologies' last game would be a striking woman. In his mind, programming was