Chapter 238

Violet smiled at McNeil. "Let's go. Mr. Brown felt awkward calling directly, so he reached out to the admin office instead."

McNeil just gave a quiet "Alright," and left the office alongside Violet.

Victoria waited in the lounge for almost half an hour before she finally saw Maynard approaching. When she noticed he was alone, she knew she wouldn't be seeing McNeil today.

"Ma'am, Mr. Langford has an important meeting right now. I'm afraid he won't be available."

He hadn't passed the task to McNeil's secretary. As McNeil's personal assistant, Maynard was always the one to handle anything involving Victoria. McNeil would never let anyone else manage their interactions.

Maynard was the only one in the entire company who knew the true relationship between McNeil and Victoria. Imagine asking the admin staff to relay a message to her-how could they possibly handle it normally?

Even if it was strictly business, Maynard still felt it was inappropriate. This conversation would have to wait until Mr. Langford was free to speak with her in person.

Victoria gave a polite smile. "Understood."

Next time McNeil tried to arrange a meeting with her, it wouldn't be so easy.

name flashing on the screen.

for me at home

meant. Was he expecting her to go to his place after a

"Pick up Gwyn."

else, she would have turned him down without a second thought. But when

doors, backpack swinging behind her. She expected to see Violet or maybe McNeil's driver, so spotting Victoria instead caught

up and ran straight

up today? Weren't you supposed to

her mother, suspicion flickering

Victoria simply nodded. "Mm-hmm."

to McNeil or Violet and spill everything. And she

come back yesterday?"

you ask?" Victoria replied, her

she asked if I wanted to

with Violet. She hadn't wanted to interrupt-she already felt guilty enough for lying to

finalize their divorce paperwork. She and Gwyneth would be leading separate

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