The Perfect Wife Walked Away
Magic was exactly what Alice needed.
I carefully pocketed the vial and returned the canister to his pants, tossing them carelessly back onto the floor. Let him wake up and think he misplaced it. Let him think he left it at the lab. By the time he figured it out, I’d be long gone, and this vial would be history.
"Thanks for the parting gift, handsome," I whispered.
If Alice used this, she would win. She would crush David in that stupid bet. She would get her shares, and the institute, and she would take Camilla and vanish.