The Perfect Wife's Perfect Revenge

Chapter 401

McNeil had never been this anxious before. He found himself checking his reflection in the full-length mirror over and over, fussing with his clothes, adjusting how he sat, smoothing out his expression until it looked gentle enough.

At three in the afternoon, a message popped up-a company contact request on his work app. The name didn't belong to any business he recognized. Then a video call came through.

Suddenly, Victoria's face filled his screen.

It had been more than three months since the divorce-more than three months without seeing each other. McNeil had thought he'd found his composure by now, but the moment he saw Victoria, all that calm evaporated.

"Where are you right now? I need to see you."

Hers was the face he'd been yearning for day and night, yet now all he could do was stare at this digital version, separated by a cold pane of glass.

Victoria's expression was unreadable, distant in a way that made her seem almost like a stranger. He felt a tremor of fear.

"If you have something to say, make it quick. I only have ten minutes."

McNeil could see the floor-to-ceiling window behind her. Victoria looked noticeably fuller, her cheeks soft and glowing with health. She seemed utterly at peace, more radiant than ever, as if these past months had treated her well-too well.

into something rounder, almost cherubic.

he repeated, the words tumbling out. He'd been trying to reach her for weeks, losing his mind, unable to focus

remained perfectly calm. "We're

pregnant, she would have wanted nothing more to do with him. She'd told

in person,

almost mocking smile. "I don't see the point. We're barely more than

balled

misses you. You promised you'd spend time with her three times

laugh. "It doesn't matter whether I'm there or not. Gwyn's growing up-she needs a mother's love, sure, but you can find someone

a clear signal: she was never

"So you're just going to walk away from your own

cool, her voice level as she said something

you were already preparing her for a new stepmom. I'm not worried about

nothing left he could use

explained everything. There's nothing between me and

and calm. "I know there's nothing between you. I believe you. But McNeil, what difference does it

loving wife; the devoted partner; the hurricane who could turn their home upside down in a