The Perfect Wife's Perfect Revenge

Chapter 240

Chapter 240

"Let's talk when I get back."

After ending the call with Gwyneth, McNeil let himself dwell in a brief moment of heaviness before slipping back into his usual cool detachment.

Victoria arrived at the café where she and Marcus had agreed to meet. She'd half expected to see Max there, but to her surprise, Marcus was alone.

She hesitated for a moment, caught off guard.

"Max has a school event today, so he couldn't make it," Marcus explained, noticing her surprise.

Victoria set the gift she'd brought on the table in front of him. "That's a shame. I'd hoped to surprise him for his birthday, but since he's not here, I'll have to rely on you to pass this along."

Marcus glanced at the neatly wrapped box. "You really didn't have to."

From the inner pocket of his jacket, he pulled out a small, elegant box- something that looked unmistakably valuable.

"What's this?" Victoria asked.

"Open it. See if you like it," Marcus replied, a faint smile playing on his lips. "You're giving this to me?" Victoria said, surprised.

She opened the box, and inside lay an exquisite diamond necklace.

a custom design by Allian, released in an extremely limited run. Even among high society's elite, no one could get their

was a passion project, something she poured her heart into during rare moments

her late mother's honor, and most of the few available pieces had gone to her mother's closest friends—a quiet expression of gratitude toward the women who

her mother brought a sharp pain to Victoria's chest. Her

gifted, or achieves what others cannot, it's easy

been granted talent,

wise, but hopelessly entangled in the complexities

every gift and talent, just to be ordinary-someone who

for her, fate had thrown open the gates to

was nothing she could

beautiful," Victoria said politely, accepting the necklace with practiced grace. "Let me

only liked

it off

behind her and fastened the necklace

understated, elegant Victoria seemed almost luminous with the necklace on, as if it'd been made for her. Marcus found

women before, but never anyone quite like Victoria-so

his seat, though he still looked at

met his gaze calmly. "Is something

reached up, her fingers brushing the

wryly. "I just thought someone like you wouldn't accept

bought at all. He'd pulled every string, paid nearly triple the price, and practically begged until someone finally

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