The Perfect Wife's Perfect Revenge

Chapter 243

Marcus pulled out a chair for Victoria with genuine care, then draped her coat over her shoulders.

Victoria had to admit, Marcus was the sort of thoughtful, attentive man women always said they wanted.

The only problem was, he was a friend of McNeil's—and Victoria had never liked any of McNeil's friends.

She knew exactly what they whispered about her behind her back.

"Thank you," she said politely, but then put some distance between them.

Marcus had been hoping to use the opportunity of helping her with her coat to slip an arm around her waist, but before he could act, Victoria had already stepped away. He withdrew his hand with practiced ease, offered her a gentlemanly gesture to lead the way, and stayed close by her side as they left.

Meanwhile, at the office, McNeil was deep in the middle of handling some important matters when his phone rang-the preschool was calling.

He frowned slightly as he took the call.

been asking me all day to call you. She insists you have to pick her

she wasn't, and her homework was hit or miss. The preschool was the best private academy in Starfall City, catering to the city's elite. When Gwyneth enrolled, the staff had been specifically instructed to communicate with the mothers as much as possible, rarely

usually didn't know exactly who they were dealing with. Still, everyone understood the fathers were some of the most influential men in Starfall City. The staff worked hard and kept their heads down, enjoying their generous paychecks but never daring to gossip. Say the wrong thing,

that Victoria refused to give her the

"Tell Gwyneth I'll pick

hung up, his

Gwyneth had only gotten

have the driver pick you

you get Gwyneth from

only one who could calm the girl

Violet was still in a meeting, planning to put in overtime that evening to clear her workload. McNeil's call interrupted her

up Gwyneth? Sure. I'll drop what I'm

ended, Violet allowed herself a small, wry

a few department heads arrived. She'd called them for a