The Perfect Wife's Perfect Revenge

Chapter 473

Victoria fixed McNeil with an icy stare. "Suit yourself."

She turned on her heel and walked away without a hint of hesitation. Behind her, McNeil coughed up a mouthful of blood.

He dropped to one knee, bracing himself with a hand on the floor, refusing to collapse completely.

Victoria was nearly at the restaurant's entrance when one of the bodyguards hurried to block her path.

"Ma'am"

She shot him a cold look, and he immediately dropped his gaze. "Ms. Turner, Mr. Langford just started coughing up blood. Could you— maybe?”

They'd worked for McNeil for years, but none of them had ever seen Mr. Langford in this state.

"Coughing up blood?"

A flash of memories flickered through Victoria's mind.

The accident. McNeil and Randy, the twisted wreckage. Victoria had nearly bled out to save McNeil. Mann had fetched Violet to save Randy.

She stared back at the bodyguard. "Let him cough. How much could he possibly cough up? Enough to give back all the blood I lost saving him?"

Without another word, Victoria strode off.

The bodyguard watched her retreating figure and, for the first time, realized how much Mrs. Langford had changed.

She used to love Mr. Langford so much she would have died for him. Now, she seemed perfectly capable of watching him die without a flicker of emotion.

emerged from the back, barely staying upright

me back

shouldn't we get you to a

red shockingly bright. Anyone

back to Starfall

to make the bodyguards tremble. They hustled him into the car without

the three children home. Two of McNeil's bodyguards

us to bring Miss

was gone. He had sent the

to Victoria's sleeve. "Mommy, where is Daddy

now-Daddy had even

kindergarten was much bigger and more fun than the one in Starfall City. "Back to

in front of Gwyneth, gently straightening her little dress. For the first time in ages, she pressed a kiss to her daughter's cheek. The feelings she thought she'd lost had been slowly returning during these

stared at her,

don't want me

smiled faintly. "Of course I do. Daddy just hopes you'll go

won't be

face fell

but... I want to stay with Chris and Celia- and with

Victoria's expression tightened.

that she didn't want Gwyneth with her; she just worried Gwyneth didn't want her

had been around lately. If

to remind her gently, "If you don't go, won't

lips

is always busy. She hasn't visited me in