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.

of Vertex Dynamics when her phone began to ring- McNeil's name flashing on the screen. Victoria hesitated for a moment, considering whether to answer. After a few seconds,

me at home

not quite sure what he meant. Was he expecting her to go to his place after a

"Pick up Gwyn."

second thought. But when he asked her to pick up their daughter from school, Victoria had no way to

to see Violet or maybe McNeil's driver, so spotting Victoria instead caught her by

lit up

supposed to be on a work trip? Are you back

suspicion flickering

Victoria simply nodded. "Mm-hmm."

get into any explanations-especially since Gwyneth might run straight to McNeil or Violet

come back yesterday?"

Victoria

Daddy's office yesterday, and I thought I saw you there. Violet said it was you, and she asked

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

their divorce paperwork. She and Gwyneth would

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