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 always, except for

was

Allison's wedding ring.

about

pressuring her to rush through the ceremony, and they had only

never worn

safe, out

he had seen Allison's ring; The

about four

Melany, for someone like Allison - who had nothing - it had been

left it

to the closet and opened it to

of Allison's past: luxurious dresses

each worth

given her without much thought over the years, or

had kept everything that was

gifts from the Stevens family had been left behind without a second

should have been easy,

to his chest, an unexpected heaviness settled over him, as if something had silently slipped away, leaving

heart felt

no sense of

stop thinking about

I have already had my father look into

his silence was frustration and spoke, hoping to

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