The Perfect Wife's Perfect Revenge

Chapter 293

Through the crack in the door, Violet caught a glimpse of Victoria.

Victoria was fumbling with her clothes, her hands trembling so badly she could hardly fasten the buttons. McNeil stepped over and did it for her, his movements practiced and intimate.

The sofa behind them still bore the rumpled marks of their recent passion. McNeil had even sent someone to buy a complete set of new women's clothing- everything, top to bottom-which was now laid out in his office.

When Victoria left, her face was a mask of icy indifference. A turtleneck covered every inch of her neck and jaw, and the sharp click of her heels on the marble floor sent chills through anyone who heard it.

Violet's face went completely pale. She never imagined the "important guest" the secretary mentioned would be Victoria.

She made sure to avoid being seen, waiting until the elevator doors slid shut and Victoria was gone before forcing herself to calm down. Only then did she steady her hand and knock quietly on McNeil's office door.

McNeil seemed to be in excellent spirits; she'd rarely seen him look so openly pleased.

As soon as she entered, Violet's eyes flickered toward the trash can beside the desk.

Inside lay a crumpled heap of women's clothes. She didn't need to guess they were Victoria's.

Violet's heart plummeted. If she rifled through that trash, she'd probably find something else confirming her worst suspicions-just like the time at the spa hotel, when she'd found three used condoms in McNeil's trouser pocket.

Violet struggled for a long time to tamp down the wild surge of jealousy and humiliation

as if just noticing her. "We discussed

down on her lip, so hard her sharp canine teeth nearly broke the

outfit then. Now those very clothes were wadded up in

something you need?" McNeil's tone was casual, almost

She had no right to question him. "There are a few clauses in the contract I didn't quite understand. I

tinged with sadness, but McNeil either didn't notice,

left Vertex Dynamics and immediately booked a flight to Evermore City. Five hours later, her

setting. The trees in the yard glowed gold and green in the last light of spring, their new leaves catching

home, and Jimmy

in surprise when he saw

Her suitcase dropped to the floor. She flung herself into his arms and broke down in tears. Stein held her, his jaw set, gently stroking her

wrong? Did

hours of holding herself together, Victoria completely unraveled in her brother's embrace. She'd been terrified she might

his mother and spent most of his time with his father, the weight of that loss making him seem

in front of the boy.

allowed herself to break

inside," Stein said, and asked the housekeeper to bring a

the sofa, Victoria studying her brother's face, searching for signs of