Chapter 326

She started to stand, intending to leave the table, but McNeil stretched out his leg, blocking her path.

Victoria froze. If she tried to walk past, she'd have to squeeze right by him, and with just the slightest move from McNeil, she'd likely end up tumbling into his arms or worse, right onto his lap.

"Daddy, Mommy, aren't you going to eat?" Gwyneth had picked up on the tension between her parents.

McNeil peeled a shrimp and placed it on his daughter's plate, though his gaze never left Victoria. "Go ahead and eat, Gwyn. Daddy and Mommy need to talk."

Victoria's appetite disappeared in an instant.

"I made plans to have dinner with my mother tonight. You and Gwyn should come with me."

McNeil didn't ask about Paul again, and Victoria wasn't about to bring it up herself. She just felt a cold emptiness settle inside her.

"I don't know your mother that well. Why don't you take Gwyn yourself?"

Dinner at Madonna's house? In six years of marriage, she'd never been invited to her mother-in-law's place. Now, with divorce looming, she wasn't about to tempt fate.

"We're going to the amusement park this afternoon. It was my mother's idea to invite you and Paul."

He'd invited Paul

focus on anything. Her mind kept circling back to Paul-Paul and Madonna. Both were from the same town, so what were they to each

McNeil seemed utterly at ease, leading his wife and daughter through

every now and then, she'd tug McNeil down to whisper in

me and Violet out anymore? Why is

ruffled her hair. "Just

Mommy was fun, too-no nagging, a playmate for every

super busy lately, so busy that

amusement park, McNeil and Victoria did their best

the park's entrance, Isaac glanced out the passenger window and did a

shout made Violet and Marcus Green, squeezed together in the back, frown

got you so

some catching up, even managing to persuade Violet

had been in a funk. McNeil hadn't visited her in days. Work had been hectic, and she was worried that constantly chasing after him would make her seem desperate, just another clingy woman. So she forced herself to hold back,

with his daughter?" Marcus

not?" Curtis replied. "It's an amusement park. Violet's been awfully busy

looked at Curtis, batting her lashes. "Mr. Garcia, I hope you realize how dedicated I've

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