Chapter 236

Victoria's head was pounding.

Osborn was here purely to stir up trouble.

Ailie leaned in close and whispered, "Honestly, your Mr. Clark had a point. That guy, sending you off to the office alone-doesn't exactly scream trustworthy, does it? I'd be careful if I were you."

Victoria didn't respond. She wasn't overthinking it.

Whatever McNeil's intentions, if she could really get a three-percent cut from each of the three companies investing in the game's launch, no trap would be deep enough to scare her off.

After all, nothing could be worse than the six years she'd wasted married to McNeil-years she'd never get back.

She wasn't afraid of whatever tricks he might have up his sleeve.

"No need, I'll go by myself. Besides, he's a friend of Mr. Garcia's-I trust he won't try anything. Who turns down money handed to them on a silver platter?"

Normally, Curtis had faith in McNeil's character, but this time, something just didn't sit right. He couldn't say exactly why, but the idea of Victoria going alone made

him uneasy.

"This is a company matter, Mr. Clark. Best if you don't get involved. Victoria, if you're not comfortable, I can go with you—or handle it myself."

ever found himself wary of McNeil.

tangled and inexplicable between Victoria

anyway? What does he do?" Osborn sipped his tea

Langford McNeil,"

eyes narrowed instantly. The

he'd heard she'd married some business titan in Starfall City-someone with real

Groups do you think there

really be

a confused look, not

Langford Group

by the arm. "Come

shook him off. "Osborn, can you please just sit down and eat like a normal

you coming or not? Because if

time Victoria had been so upset by that man that she'd run off to Evermore. Even though he'd gone and brought her back, Osborn had

why wouldn't he just let

that Victoria didn't seem

family had a perfectly respectable reputation

My friend gets like this sometimes. Please don't mind him. I have to run, but let

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