The Perfect Wife's Perfect Revenge novel Chapter 469

Stein seemed sincere enough, but because McNeil suspected he was after Victoria, he couldn’t help but feel every word out of Stein’s mouth was some kind of jab at him.

If this had happened before, McNeil wouldn’t just have gone looking for Victoria—he probably would’ve punched Stein in the face for good measure.

Every time he saw the two of them together, it made him more uncomfortable than if Victoria were with any other man.

Back in Starfall City, he’d been the most sought-after bachelor among all the socialites. Women were never in short supply for him, as long as he wanted them.

At that time, Violet had just returned from abroad, battered and broken. He’d felt guilty toward her, and to make matters worse, Gwyneth liked Violet far more than she ever liked Victoria.

Whatever his motives were back then, the truth was he’d completely ignored Victoria’s feelings. Victoria loved him—had loved him for six years, unconditionally, always doing whatever he asked without hesitation.

When The Langford Group hit a crisis and he desperately needed a lifeline, Victoria worked around the clock to pull in new investors for him.

She loved him so much, McNeil came to believe she would tolerate anything.

He thought that even with Violet around, Victoria wouldn’t think too much of it. He’d already explained that his relationship with Violet was nothing but gratitude. Besides, Violet had been regularly donating blood for Randy.

He was too confident. He assumed Victoria would shoulder all his burdens without complaint, and stand by him no matter what, even welcoming Violet with open arms.

He could swear, even when their friends used to tease them about it, he and Violet had never really been together—at most, it was just a childish crush, the kind where you never even held hands.

Violet was beautiful and gracious, always knowing just what to say or do. It wasn’t only him—most of their friends seemed to have a soft spot for her.

He never quite understood how, in the end, everyone started pairing him and Violet together. Maybe it was simply that none of them were in a relationship, and he’d grown used to Violet’s company—the way they joked around, ate together, spent time side by side.