The Perfect Wife's Perfect Revenge

Chapter 354

Victoria was surprised to see Curtis show up in person; she couldn't imagine what could be so urgent.

Allie, ever the intuitive one, immediately caught on.

"I'll leave you two to talk business," she said, already gathering her things.

But Curtis, looking a little out of sorts, waved her off. He knew all too well that Victoria and Ailie were close, so

there was no need for her to excuse herself.

"It's nothing confidential. You should stay and hear this too," he said.

With that, Ailie settled back into her seat, no longer feeling like a third wheel.

Victoria waited patiently for Curtis to continue. He stared at her for a long moment before finally speaking, his

reluctance obvious.

"| got a call from Mr. Langford today. The military's agreed to sign the drone project contract with The Langford

Group, but they can't make it out here to Starfall City. Mr. Langford has to go to them in Evermore City, and

Quantum Core Technologies will be taking the lead on this."

Curtis rambled on, skirting around the real issue. Victoria listened quietly, waiting for the point.

"Mr. Langford wants you to go with him. But honestly, you don't have to. If you're not comfortable, just say the

word and I'll call him back right now."

Curtis was clearly testing her boundaries. He wanted her to be the kind of woman who knew where to draw the

line, and he hoped she'd refuse the invitation to his face.

If Victoria didn't want to go, Curtis could cup with a thousand reasons to turn McNeil down.

"What? McNeil wants Victoria to go? That can't be good just the two of them, it sounds fishy to me," Ailie blurted

out, saying exactly what Curtis had been thinking but didn't dare say aloud.

Curtis genuinely cared about Victoria; he didn't want her to get hurt. At least when rumors about him and

Victoria had made the rounds, he'd never done anything inappropriate. He trusted that people with sense

wouldn't buy into the gossip. McNeil, on the other hand, was a different story altogether.

Allie turned to Victoria. "So, Ms. Turner, what do you say?"

Victoria hadn't expected McNeil to actually pull it off-he'd managed to land the military contract, and even Stein

had agreed to it.

"I think it's a good opportunity. At least Quantum Core Technologies gets to handle the project. With this

collaboration, our reputation in the industry is sure to rise," she replied, making it clear she was willing to go for

the company's sake.

Curtis's reluctance was written all over his face.

"You don't have to work yourself to the bone for the company. Even without this deal, Quantum Core

Technologies isn't going under. | don't want you to sacrifice your own comfort, and I'd never use you as some

bargaining chip," he said earnestly, every word heartfelt.

Victoria was genuinely taken aback. Was McNeil really that unpopular now? She remembered how his friends

used to support him-when had they started treating him like skind of scoundrel?

"Mr. Garcia, | think you're overthinking this. Mr. Langford just wantsthere to help negotiate with Mr.

Campbell. After all, | know the business inside out, and I've learned a lot from Paul recently. When their engineers

start firing off questions, I'm the only one who can answer them."

Her reasoned explanation left Curtis looking a bit sheepish, as if he'd let his personal feelings cloud his

judgment. It was clear that only he and Ailie were letting emotion get in the way of logic-Victoria herself was

focused on the bigger picture and understood why Curtis was worried about her traveling with McNeil.

Especially after the extravagant gift McNeil had given her yesterday—it would be hard for anyone not to think he

was interested in her.

But Victoria was long past being moved by McNeil's gestures.

"So you've decided to go?" Curtis asked, still uneasy. Even if everything Victoria said made sense, he just

couldn't shake his discomfort.

Ailie jumped in, "Mr. Garcia, how about this: Evermore City is far away, and honestly, I'd feel better if Ms. Turner

didn't go alone. Why don't | go with her this time?"

Curtis looked at her and realized it wasn't a bad idea. With Ailie tagging along, McNeil would have no chance to

pull anything.

Victoria smiled, touched by the gesture. "Alright, it's settled then. Ailie and | will travel with Mr. Langford to

Evermore City for the business trip. I'll let Mr. Langford know to book an extra ticket."

Curtis left Victoria's office in a much better mood. Even when he called McNeil, he sounded light and

unburdened.

"We're all set on our end. Ms. Turner will be joining you for the trip."

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"There's just one thing-we'll be sending one more person: Ms. Ailie from the Investment Department."

The moment McNeil heard Ailie's name, he felt a headache coming on. His voice turned cold.

"Why is she coming? We're going there to work, not on a sightseeing tour." He couldn't stand Ailie's sharp

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