Chapter 230

Just then, Curtis spoke up.

"It was my idea to have her work in Investments. With Victoria's abilities, she'd easily fit in with the Tech Department, but I believe we should respect personal preference. Ms. Turner, the choice is yours. There's no need to go against your own wishes."

His words landed like a slap in Violet's face. She looked visibly unsettled, convinced Curtis was blatantly favoring Victoria-even to the point of disregarding the company's best interests.

Yulia, trying to smooth things over, stood up with a smile and reached for Victoria's arm. "Vicky, everyone's watching-why not join us for dinner? We're all family here, and you're not a kid anymore. Business is business, but let's not bring personal feelings into it."

The executives from all three companies fixed their eyes on Victoria, each trying to figure out what made her tick.

Ailie could have stepped in to pull Victoria away, but this was a public setting— causing a scene would only make things harder for Victoria.

"Victoria?" Ailie's voice was soft, as if waiting for her decision.

"You there you seem close with Vicky. Why don't you join us too?" Mr. Harper from Quantum Core Technologies, whose status in the room was the most modest, quickly offered up his seat, shifting to another table.

Marian barely lifted her gaze, her tone indifferent. "Just sit down. It's not like we don't know each other."

took Victoria's hand and sat down anyway-she was curious to

had the chance to congratulate you yet. Your company's new game is a hit, but I heard someone deliberately

know the troublemaker is right under your nose, and yet you haven't fired her. Sometimes you give people a chance, and

here? Mr. Garcia, Quantum Core Technologies is part of the Garcia family, right? Yet there's always someone jumping in to throw shade at our own people. And as for you-whichever company you're from-unless you've got some special connection to Mr. Garcia, do you

Technologies altogether. She truly couldn't

already heard from Edith that Victoria, frustrated by Violet's relationship with McNeil, had tried to make a scene several times without success. Now she'd run off to McNeil's friend's company, apparently hoping to mimic Violet's image as an independent woman and win McNeil

sided with Violet. They were eager for McNeil to divorce Victoria and marry Violet's cousin. That way, Yulia would have the Langford Group as a powerful ally, and marrying Simms would be a done

she and McNeil were already working on their divorce, but there'd been no news. Marian figured Victoria was simply clinging

The once-privileged Turner heiress had fallen on hard times, only to latch onto the influential Langford family. Anyone in

of wine, hiding a faint smile behind

Golden Era Enterprises. Why would I need to cozy up to a second-rate company like Quantum Core Technologies? What

everyone's expressions shift-even Violet's face darkened,

In the past two years, Quantum Core had become a powerhouse in tech,

and Golden Era Enterprises be so eager to invest-willing to risk losses just for a stake? McNeil wasn't a fool; no businessman would invest billions just out

curry favor with the Langford Group-Marian was only seeing the surface, having no clue about the tangled business deals

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