Chapter 43

When Victoria saw that none of her job applications had received a response, she knew Leon was deliberately blocking her opportunities. Left with no other choice, she shifted her focus to part-time jobs and scheduled a one-on-one dance teaching interview for that afternoon. Even though she had been a full-time housewife for the past few years, she had never abandoned her lifelong passions—dance and painting. She arrived at the agreed-upon location, a well-known affluent neighborhood in Jonridge where families hired private tutors for their children. Given that, she wasn't worried that Leon would be the person who scheduled the interview. However, while it wasn't Leon who had arranged the meeting, it might as well have been. Led inside by a maid, Victoria stepped into the grand villa. But when she saw the man in the garden, playing with a four or five-year-old child, her mind went blank momentarily. "Jerome?" Why was Jerome here? "You're here. Come inside." Jerome greeted her war