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."

the first time Curtis ever found himself

between Victoria and McNeil, and it unsettled

he do?" Osborn sipped his tea at a leisurely pace, as if to say-who could possibly have more

McNeil,"

narrowed instantly. The

but he'd heard she'd married some business

Langford Groups do you think

really be

confused look, not

one Langford Group in Starfall

Victoria up by the arm. "Come on, forget this. We're not

just

jealousy flared. "Are you coming or not? Because if you're

run off to Evermore. Even though he'd gone and brought her

why wouldn't he just let

was frustrated that Victoria didn't seem to appreciate

had a perfectly respectable reputation

Garcia. My friend gets like this sometimes.

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