The Perfect Wife's Perfect Revenge

Chapter 242

Victoria felt a tug at her heart.

She'd always known Max's story was a sad one. He was just five-so young to have lost both parents. That soft, vulnerable place inside her felt as if it had been pricked.

"I don't have anything urgent later. I can go with you."

She asked Marcus which preschool Max attended. When Marcus told her, surprise flickered in Victoria's eyes.

Gwyn went to that school, too. Both children were actually classmates.

Marcus noticed the surprise. "Something wrong?"

Victoria shook her head lightly. "No, I just realized a friend's child goes there as well."

She had no intention of telling Marcus about Gwyneth. They weren't close, and it wasn't his business.

a friend whose daughter

on him for a moment. It seemed Marcus had made

glass and took a steady sip of water, hiding

always been a sweet, easygoing kid. Lately, though, he's

treat Victoria as a confidante now, chatting as if they were old friends. The thought of McNeil's

and gentle, always greeting the adults sweetly with her charming little

way, Gwyneth had grown distant, her attitude turning aloof even with the

the McNeil family's affairs. He just told Max to keep his

new partner had on her? It was no wonder, Marcus thought, that once Violet came back, McNeil and Violet had grown so close again. Perhaps this time, things would actually work

The kids had a falling

hadn't been able to spend much time with her daughter lately, but she never imagined Gwyneth would be clashing with her peers.

it for a while. Gwyneth was better at first, and Max, being a boy, couldn't stand losing to a girl. Then Max met you—after you taught him how to

shaking his head

eyes always brightened at the mention of children— especially Max.

he ever tried to pursue Victoria,