The Perfect Wife's Perfect Revenge novel Chapter 294

Stein's eyes were gentle and calm. "Don't put anyone on a pedestal, Vicky. I'll be fine."

Victoria couldn't share Stein's ease—she knew exactly what McNeil was capable of.

Her hands trembled around her teacup, tears falling onto her skin, clear and bright.

"Is this because of the V&S Group? Are we dragging you into this?"

If she'd known, she would never have convinced her brother to award the defense contract to their company.

"It's not your fault. This is an internal issue."

Stein's answer was casual, but Victoria only felt the weight in her chest increase.

"Has Osborn come back too?"

He nodded. "Yeah…"

Then Stein fell silent.

Both of them sat quietly, the hush stretching between them. At last, Stein broke it.

"Since you're here, why not relax for a few days? I'll show you around."

"Stein, you know I'm not here for a vacation. Tomorrow I'm planning to see Osborn."

He nodded in understanding. "Alright."

That evening, several people arrived at Stein's house.

All of them wore business attire, each with a grave expression.

Stein asked the housekeeper to take Jimmy out to play.

Victoria stayed inside, just one room away from Stein's study.

"Mr. Campbell, the only way out is to completely cut ties with V&S Group. If this blows up, there'll be a lot more people dragged down."

The atmosphere in Stein's study was heavy.

"The Clark family has been too involved. If the listed owner wasn't his son, this wouldn't have landed at your door," another official added.

"You should have known, on that trip to Echo City, that the contract was always meant for Vertex Dynamics. That was decided from the top, and their connections run just as deep as ours.

If this turns into a head-on collision, I'm not sure we'll come out on top—especially with Osborn's grandfather involved."

Osborn's grandfather had been a force to be reckoned with in his youth.

Back in the day, both sides of the law paid him respect. He'd done more than his share of ruthless, unspeakable things.

He survived thanks to extensive underworld connections and, in the end, built a powerful alliance. After he "retired" from the criminal world and went legit, the Clark family managed to hang on, keeping their hands just clean enough to survive to this day.

"If it weren't for a certain someone refusing to let this go, things wouldn't have spiraled so far. There's still a way out."

They all knew that "someone" was McNeil.

Stein lit a cigarette. "I've still got a few days."

The men exchanged looks.

"What are you planning, Mr. Campbell?"