EuropeNovelChapter 56 Victoria wasn't about to let McNeil off the hook, so now she was coming after Violet-chasing her all the way here.
Violet smirked. If Victoria dared cause a scene here, she'd have security escort her out and have her sent straight to a psych ward.
Ailie nodded politely to her colleagues in greeting as they passed, but the way she looked at Violet was tinged with undisguised disdain. It surprised everyone.
Several people shot Ailie warning looks, silently telling her to stop getting herself tangled up with Victoria.
Nobody in the company thought much of Victoria. Over the years, plenty of women had tried to claw their way to the top through Mr. Garcia, and every single one of them had ended up with nothing but regrets.
Follow on NovᴇlEnglish.nᴇtViolet and the other executives had already stepped into the elevator. Ailie ignored the coworkers who waved her over to join them, and instead led Victoria in the opposite direction.
"Who's that Victoria, anyway?" Violet was sure she hadn't misheard.
Victoria? Did that mean Victoria worked here too? "She's Mr. Garcia's new assistant," someone explained. "Ms. Marchand, you've seen plenty of these types. And you know how Mr. Garcia can't resist a pretty face. To be fair, Victoria is quite the looker." The executives in the elevator all understood what was being implied and burst out laughing.
Violet got the implication too. So Victoria had actually gone out and found a job. How amusing.
Clearly, Victoria couldn't compare to her and was now desperate to make herself visible to McNeil-trying to shed the image of the neglected housewife, copying Violet by pretending to be independent and self-sufficient, all in an attempt to win McNeil back.
Violet rolled her eyes at the thought. Pathetic. A cheap imitation, nothing more. Quantum Core Technologies had been handpicked for her by McNeil himself. Yet, before she'd even set foot in the building, Victoria was already here.
If Victoria wanted a competition, Violet would be more than happy to teach her a lesson.
The more Violet thought about it, the less respect she had for Victoria.
She figured Victoria must have gotten in here thanks to a favor from McNeil through Curtis. Well, she'd make sure Victoria regretted it and she'd show McNeil exactly who was the real Mrs. Langford material.
"She calls herself a financial genius? Please," Ailie spat, fuming as soon as they were out of earshot of the others.
She ranted for a while but finally noticed that Victoria hadn't even twitched, which made her pause. "Aren't you going to say anything?" Victoria just smiled. "What's the point? We all have our own roles. 'Genius' or not, it's just empty praise. The higher you let others put you, the harder you fall." People all over the office were gossiping about Violet, but Victoria kept her head down and did her work as if nothing affected her.
By lunchtime, Ailie cover. "Let's go to the cafeteria." Ailie had to admit, Victoria was impressive-talented people really did work harder than most.
Follow on Novᴇl-Onlinᴇ.cᴏm"Sure." Victoria shut down her computer and headed to the company cafeteria with Ailie.
They had just sat down with their trays when a commotion broke out downstairs, Curtis and Violet had walked in, with McNeil trailing right behind.
A group of company executives hovered around them. It looked like the whole company was going to officially welcViolet in the evening, and this was just a smaller lunch gathering. "Ugh, is that McNeil?" Ailie muttered, stabbing her fork into her food like she was performing ssort of ritual. "Smen just can't he get themselves. No matter how good things are at home, they always think the grass is greener As she grumbled, Victoria's phone buzzed.
It was Curtis calling. Victoria hesitated before answering.
"Victoria, we're having a team lunch in the cafeteria. Cjoin us."
Curtis was standing right beside McNeil as he called. Victoria couldn't tell if she was imagining it, but she could have sworn she saw McNeil glance up toward where she and Ailie were sitting.
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