The Perfect Wife's Perfect Revenge

Chapter 351

All McNeil wanted was to attend Violet's inauguration with a clear conscience.

Maybe he'd even stopped by earlier, made an appearance at the ceremony, then doubled back to Quantum Core Technologies to drop off that gold-plated contract —and, while he was at it, stage a little heartfelt scene.

But Victoria Turner wasn't falling for it anymore.

"Noted," she replied, her tone ice-cold, before hanging up.

"I was thinking Gwyn and I could celebrate your promotion tonight—”

But before McNeil could finish, all he heard was the sharp click of a disconnected line.

He gritted his teeth, resisting the urge to hurl his phone across the room. He'd already burned through several new models in just a few months.

Lovely. Ever since Victoria started working, not only had she grown a backbone, but she'd learned to bite the hand that fed her too.

She'd taken his gift and then turned on him without a second thought.

He'd given it too early.

He should never have handed it over in front of everyone, laying his heart bare just to save her some face.

If he'd known it would end like this, he'd have dragged her home first and given it to her over dinner when things were warm and private-at least then he might've gotten what he wanted.

She took his present and gave him

Langford.......” His secretary's voice was

is it?" The words came out sharper than he intended, laced with frustration.

"Ms. Marchand called.

and slammed the door behind him. He drove off alone, leaving the poor secretary standing outside, clutching the phone

lilting voice kept coming through the

secretary pressed the phone to his ear. "I'm sorry, Ms. Marchand. Mr. Langford is handling something urgent right now. Perhaps you could try

of the office, a glass of sparkling wine in hand. The whole company was celebrating, but the real host-McNeil-was

but everyone knew who truly held the reins: McNeil Langford. She didn't mind fighting his battles for him, but this was supposed to be her

to the team that Mr. Langford would be attending. Everyone had craned their necks, eagerly awaiting his arrival. For the first time, McNeil left her

on earth is

had been off showering the newly-promoted VP Turner with gifts and roses, he might as well dig his own

Ailie slipped outside, having noticed

what game he was playing now. Instead, she overheard every

hesitation, she snatched the phone from his hand. "Ms. Marchand, Mr. Langford was just off giving Victoria

handed the phone back, leaving the secretary

said. As he raised the phone to his ear again, the line

Violet's side now, she'd still make sure things stayed

would slip away, so he was

Ailie had no interest in seeing the two reconcile. After all, these

liked Violet so much, let him

maniac anyway; she'd nearly