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.

by Allian, released in an extremely limited run. Even among

project, something she poured her heart into during rare moments of leisure, but never her main pursuit. As a result, her creations were vanishingly

in 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

a sharp pain to Victoria's chest. Her stomach twisted, her heart

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

talent, yes, but never the happiness of

but hopelessly entangled in the complexities of

could live her life over again, she'd forgo every gift and talent, just to be ordinary-someone who could rest her head in her mother's lap, who could have a warm

had thrown open the

she could do

with practiced grace. "Let me help you

to refuse. The fact that she not only liked it but accepted it so matter-of-factly left him momentarily

it off her neck, revealing her slender, graceful

behind her and fastened the necklace with

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

never anyone quite like Victoria-so

finally taking his seat, though he still looked

gaze calmly.

fingers brushing the

just thought someone like you wouldn't accept a gift like

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

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