The Perfect Wife's Perfect Revenge

Chapter 412

Victoria answered the phone.

The moment she picked up, Gwyneth's voice cracked with sobs.

"Mummy, please don't divorce Daddy. I don't want Violet to be my mother. Please come home."

Victoria listened to her daughter's crying, but her heart remained numb and unmoved.

"Gwyn, you're almost a big girl now. Even though Daddy and I aren't together anymore, we both love you just the same."

Her pregnancy had left Victoria exhausted, her belly growing heavier by the day. She barely had the energy to explain things to Gwyneth, and honestly, she didn't see the point. After all, she and McNeil had been separated for months-Gwyneth hadn't called until now, probably just struggling to accept the change in the moment, not truly bothered about the divorce itself.

Besides, Gwyneth was still so young. Soon, something new would catch her attention and she'd forget all about this.

"I don't want that, Mummy. Please come back, I don't want this."

No matter how Gwyneth wailed, Victoria felt nothing but emptiness.

have something to take care of. We'll

waiting for another word, she hung up. Worried that McNeil would call to lecture her

at McNeil's office, Gwyneth sat quietly, her tears

wanting to comfort her with a

it because Mummy has someone else now? Is that why she won't come home? Does she not want me anymore? She has another

But he couldn't find a single

after Violet left, Xenia was so

thing-Xenia had served the Langford family faithfully for years, and because of that, everyone in the

grow up, cared for him through every stage, and he'd never once been anything but polite. Even Mrs. Langford, after all these years,

was a humiliation like no other. Violet had called her a dog. Even the old master

calling the Turner family instead.

to the house today and took the wedding dress Mrs. Langford designed herself. If you can reach her,

settlement. But Violet had shown up more than once to throw her weight around. From what Xenia had overheard, Victoria must be a force to be reckoned with. This time, Xenia was determined to let everyone know what

was clearly out of his mind, letting himself be manipulated by that woman, who seemed intent on taking everything—even Mrs. Langford's

to marry Mr. Langford? How could anyone not

married and divorced all on the same

how much Victoria cared about that dress. After hearing Nanny Amelia's