Secrets Of The Neglected Wife: When Her True Colors Shine

Chapter 23: Colton's face was a storm silently brewing, his anger simmering just beneath the surface.

Pack your bags and get out! And by the way, stop spreading lies in my territory! The workers, taken aback by his sudden outburst, moved slowly, their spirits sour as they loaded everything into the truck, grumbling under their breath.

Look at that pair.

They couldn't be more different if they tried, one of them muttered.

Colton was about to explode.

He cursed, Bunch of bastards! Melany clung to his arm.

Why do you let people like that get under your skin, Colton? This is going to be our home.

It doesn't make you happy.

The idle chatter of those beneath her didn't deserve a second thought.

They didn't know anything.

No matter how many cards Allison thought she had up her sleeve, Melany was the one destined to be at Colton's side.

Of course, I'm happy.

My future is with you.

The weight of his grandfather's disappointment lingered, robbing him of any desire to continue arguing.

He took Melany to the second floor.

room was the same as

table, was

Allison's wedding ring.

hadn't thought about

had taken pity on her at the time, pressuring her to rush through the

himself had never

in the safe, out of

was the second time he had seen Allison's ring; The first was at her

about

Melany, for someone like Allison - who had nothing -

had left it with

and opened it to

Allison's past: luxurious dresses and jewelry

each worth a

he'd given her without much thought over the years,

kept everything that was

gifts from the Stevens family had been left

should have been

him, as if something had silently slipped away, leaving behind a space he hadn't

heart felt

no sense of

thinking about

Allison received that invitation from Cobweb, I have already had my father look into

silence was frustration and spoke, hoping to comfort

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