The Perfect Wife's Perfect Revenge

Connor didn't spare a glance behind him. With his entourage in tow, he strode straight out of the bar.

Meanwhile, Marcus escorted Gwyneth and Leonie home. At their door, Marcus paused and offered Gwyneth an apology on Connor's behalf.

"Don't hold his behavior against him. After losing his memories, I thought he'd change, but it turns out he's completely unrestrainable-wilder than ever, even compared to how he was back in Starfall City."

Gwyneth shook her head. "Max hasn't reached out to me all these years. I thought he just didn't want anything to do with me anymore. I never imagined he'd forgotten everything."

Marcus managed a faint smile. "Still, the two of you met again."

He studied Gwyneth's face, as if searching for someone else behind her features. After a brief silence, he finally asked, "How's your mother been these years?"

Gwyneth hesitated. Back then, she'd been too young to understand the complexities of adult relationships. Since Victoria divorced McNeil Langford, her mother hadn't been involved with anyone-not even a hint of romance.

In her memories, once Chris and Celia came along, Victoria was always busy- managing the company, raising her children, showering Gwyneth with love-she never seemed to stop.

"She's... been well, I suppose."

mother always seemed

ever appearing truly downcast-except for that year when she was six, after that wretched woman, Violet Marchand, came

after that,

glad to hear it,"

ask about McNeil-just watched as Gwyneth's stepfather drove away. Then Leonie

your aunt's

head.

brows. "That's odd. Shouldn't he have asked

was thrown for a second, then let out

Mr. Green have ever liked Victoria? That seemed

ever, barely waited before launching into another attack-this time aimed

nothing like your uncle— not even close. Honestly, he doesn't have a shred of gentlemanly

a way to argue; even though she and Leonie were about the same age, she always saw Leonie as a

by her family that she rarely thought before she spoke. The truth was, Max had

her that Violet Marchand wasn't a good person—and that anyone who encouraged you to do the wrong thing couldn't possibly be a good

her.