The Perfect Wife's Perfect Revenge

Chapter 329

Mrs. Nelson was so startled by what she'd just heard that her fork slipped from

her hand and clattered onto her plate. Even though she hadn't caught most of the conversation, the phrase "seducing your sister-in-law" rang out loud and clear.

Madonna caught it, too. She slapped her palm on the table, stood up abruptly, and glared daggers at Victoria.

"Victoria, what's your problem? Wasn't it enough that you messed with McNeil? Now that your own husband doesn't want you, you're after our Paul?”

Victoria's face froze for a second; she was clearly annoyed at being accused of something so ridiculous.

She picked up a napkin and, with deliberate calm, dabbed at her fingertips. "And who's seducing whom, exactly?"

Paul's face flushed a deep red-assuming she was talking to him, he blurted out a confession.

"It was me. I tried to seduce her."

"Nobody asked you."

snapped in

in his eagerness to confess, immediately sank back down, looking like a guilty defendant

the table, her tone cool. "So, is this

pause, he answered, "No. I just wanted you to meet the family, so no one

his chair, grumbling, "How was I supposed to know Victoria was

the table, Mrs. Nelson kicked her son's shin. "That's enough

you were presentable, maybe McNeil

There was no point in arguing. She wasn't here to prove she was Mrs. Langford; maybe she'd cared about that once, but

have Mr. Garcia set up an engineering position for you at Quantum Core Technologies. You'll have your own office, and every

Since he was arranging this for her, she

about to make, she swallowed

"And I'll be

taken a sip of water and immediately sprayed it across the table. "Cousin, do you

objections. With McNeil handling Paul, she wouldn't have to play caretaker or indulge Paul's desperate need for attention. She was more

was going on. Mrs. Nelson, who'd been anxious about what to do with Paul, was all too eager to

to your cousin. Do whatever he

way. McNeil, what do you mean, sending Paul to work in some company to teach Victoria? Gwyn's still