The Perfect Wife's Perfect Revenge novel Chapter 90

If Victoria ever had a bright idea, Ailie would never let it slip by unnoticed.

Whenever Victoria made money on the stock market, Ailie caught wind of it. If Victoria programmed a new game and it didn’t turn a profit, Ailie would be on her case until her head spun.

“How about I talk to Mr. Garcia for you?” Ailie suggested one day. “Once the game goes live, maybe he could set up a bonus for you. That way, you won’t have to work for him forever.”

Around noon, Victoria’s phone rang again—Gwyneth calling. She wanted fried chicken, and claimed she hadn’t been to the amusement park in ages, insisting Victoria take her for some fun.

Victoria smiled to herself. She knew her daughter well enough to guess the real reason for the call: Gwyneth wanted to ask about the game’s progress, but didn’t want to nag outright.

Five years old, and already scheming.

Not that Victoria minded. After all, Gwyneth was her own flesh and blood—and McNeil’s, too. If she could go back in time and remake her choices, she never would have had a child with McNeil.

“Sweetheart, I can take you, no problem,” Victoria replied. “But isn’t your dad picking you up after school?”

She worried that McNeil or Violet might have made other plans.

“No, he’s sending the driver for me,” Gwyneth said. “Daddy and Violet haven’t really checked in for days. And you, Mom, you’ve been gone for a whole month. Violet’s busy, too. There’s no one to play with me.”

Victoria’s heart squeezed at that. As soon as she hung up, a message popped up on her phone—this time from Marcus.

“When do you have time to take a look at my car?”

In truth, Marcus just wanted an excuse to see her again. He had already used Max’s dinner invitation as a reason once before.

Marcus had always assumed that, between his looks and his family background, few women would be able to resist him. Yet after that dinner, Victoria had practically vanished, leaving him with nothing but silence.

He wasn’t ready to give up on the one woman who had caught his attention. So, he decided to find another way to meet up.

Reading his message, Victoria’s thoughts unexpectedly drifted to Osborn. He was coming to Starfall City for the rally, and she’d need to call her old team together there. Helping Marcus with his car could be the perfect opportunity.

“Pick a time,” she replied to Marcus, then immediately dialed Lyndon, who was all the way over in Evermore City.

The phone rang for a long time before someone finally picked up.