The Perfect Wife's Perfect Revenge

Chapter 255

McNeil still had scores to settle with Victoria, but she couldn't have cared less.

"Mr. Langford, company phones aren't for personal attacks or private conversations. If you want to talk, let's do it in front of our lawyers."

She hung up before he could reply, leaving McNeil so infuriated he hurled his phone against the wall, shattering it.

Barely a minute passed before Victoria's office door swung open. Curtis stepped

in.

She had expected this, and her expression remained cool and unreadable.

"Did Mr. Langford send you to find me?"

Curtis met her gaze, a flicker of respect crossing his face. The more he learned about this woman, the more enigmatic she became-impossible to ignore.

"I came on my own. If you don't want to transfer to R&D, you really don't have to. Honestly, Mr. Langford's offer isn't as generous as it seems."

Curtis doubted McNeil would ever follow through with such a lucrative deal-not because Victoria wasn't worth it, but because her position didn't warrant that kind of compensation. No tycoon likes to feel exploited, and McNeil, a shark in the business world, least of all.

Curtis's thoughts drifted. The Langford family's rise had always seemed to have a hidden mastermind behind it someone even more formidable than McNeil. A

never seen in

Except, perhaps-

wife. Could she be the real power behind the curtain? If so, Victoria's proposal

respond, McNeil's secretary's office

Mr. Langford has agreed to all of Ms. Turner's terms. When would you both be available to come in

his phone in disbelief, then looked at Victoria, clearly stunned. "Mr.

at Vertex Dynamics right away. Gather your things-I'll get the car

took a calm sip of

assistant, had overheard. "He

nodded, face composed. "I'm heading over now. I'll

"Don't worry

reached the lobby, Curtis was waiting

the lobby at Vertex Dynamics, the receptionist spotted them immediately and

Garcia, Ms. Turner-Mr. Langford is expecting you. Please

was Victoria's first time in McNeil's private lift; the mirror-polished

by her side, quiet and

to find McNeil waiting in his office, the head of his executive team

and one for you, Ms. Turner. Please review the terms. If everything looks good,