The Perfect Wife's Perfect Revenge

Chapter 434

Victoria ended up spending the evening with the group until well past nine. When it was finally time to go, Stein offered to drive her home while the rest dispersed.

Jimmy, who'd never been one for socializing, surprised everyone-including Stein -by enthusiastically agreeing to join Lyndon and the others for the next rally race. "Big brother, you can trust Jimmy with them," Victoria reassured Stein as he glanced at her, still mildly incredulous.

"They're all decent guys. Straightforward, genuine people."

Despite what others might assume about a woman who spent so much time with men, Victoria had always held her own; Stein could see that clearly.

"Yeah. Next time, I'll take Jimmy to the race myself. But you-" he looked at Victoria's pregnant belly, "try not to run around too much. Be careful, okay?"

He insisted on walking her upstairs, and even had Jimmy come along. As soon as the car rolled to a stop, the three of them got out together. Waiting by the entrance, McNeil stood under the porch light, arms folded.

The moment Stein came into view, something sharp flickered in McNeil's eyes—a cold glint, almost feral.

He strode over, all confidence and barely contained possessiveness, and without

so much as a word to Victoria, wrapped an arm firmly around her waist.

"Thanks for bringing her back, Stein," he said, voice edged with warning.

His eyes were bloodshot, wild. Like a wolf scenting a rival.

Stein just looked amused. "Mr. Langford, you and Victoria are already divorced. You never hovered this close when you two were married."

He smirked, deliberately goading him. “Now that she's single, she's free to make her own choices."

brittle. "Not if her only choice is a

hand away, glaring daggers. "Who

so heavily pregnant, she'd have slapped him, too. Only McNeil had the guts to be this reckless

it

look. "You

not? Who do you think you

clenched. "The baby's mine. Doesn't that give me a

so angry her stomach ached. She let out a humorless

hesitate. "Me.

He had to get Jimmy to school in the morning and had no intention of getting dragged

McNeil's issues, Stein was confident he'd never actually hurt Victoria. The man

to it.

her, glaring at

yet?"

he already has a kid? You really think he'll accept

you're so worried, take the baby after

Victoria

toward the elevator. As the doors

McNeil slipped

with her.

idea of you going up alone. Besides, I'm heading

her eyes. She

He'd probably shadowed her the whole night. Such

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