Chapter 418

McNeil left Violet without a word and boarded his private jet straight to Evermore City. When he showed up at Victoria's door, the housekeeper opened it, startled to see a complete stranger.

"Sir, may I ask who you're looking for?"

Without so much as a glance at the staff, McNeil strode right in. Victoria, just waking from her afternoon nap, caught sight of him and froze in disbelief.

His eyes fell immediately to her stomach-five months along, but she already looked like she was seven.

"Why didn't you tell me you were pregnant?"

Victoria regarded him coolly, her gaze utterly devoid of warmth.

"My pregnancy has nothing to do with you. Kindly show yourself out the way you came in."

The housekeeper, who'd been preparing to intervene, realized with a jolt from their exchange that this was, in fact, the man of the house.

hearing the commotion, hurried out. Her expression flickered between exasperation and concern at the sight of McNeil, but when her

ushered the rest of the staff away and slipped into the study herself, closing the door behind

wanted the divorce. I never wanted this. But now

laughed at his

court made it official. Mr. Langford, wherever you came from, please go back. You don't get to throw your weight around

knee before her. The pride that usually colored his

was softer than she'd ever heard. "For the sake of the baby,

face to the window, watching

freer. From the moment she'd moved here,

baby is mine alone. We're not husband and wife anymore; I need you to accept

patient as she could manage—at least she hadn't

McNeil too well. When he decided to be stubborn, no one could outlast him. Victoria had

as I do—a child

said it, Victoria

looked him straight in the eyes, her voice

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