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.

as always, except

table, was a

Allison's wedding ring.

thought about it in

at the time, pressuring her to rush through the ceremony, and

himself had never worn his

kept it in the safe, out of

seen Allison's ring; The first

had cost about four

as extravagant as the ring he had quietly bought for Melany, for someone like Allison - who had nothing - it had

had left it

the closet and

luxurious dresses and jewelry hung with meticulous

each worth

thought over the years, or that Lindy had bought

everything

the Stevens family had been left behind without

have been easy, this

settled over him, as if something had silently slipped away, leaving behind a

heart felt

had no

thinking about

Cobweb, I have already had my father look into

assumed his silence was frustration

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