Secrets Of The Neglected Wife: When Her True Colors Shine

Chapter 48

Chapter 48: Kellan was sitting on the edge of his spacious, luxurious bed, staring at the medical report in his hands, his face expressionless.

This mansion was his private retreat.

His doctor, adjusting his gold-rimmed glasses, said: Mr.

Lloyd, your wounds were treated with great care when you were first injured.

There was no further damage, so his recovery is progressing smoothly…Kellan was barely listening.

The doctor's words seemed like distant echoes, but each one of them seemed to hammer the man kneeling next to his bed.

Sherman Harrison, Kellan's longtime assistant, was kneeling in a posture of deep regret.

He knew whose fault it was.

When the doctor left, Sherman, his face full of shame, said, I screwed up.

He should have detected the danger earlier….

Enough, Kellan cut him off, in a sharp but controlled tone.

The tension in the room was suffocating, and the weight of Kellan's presence made it difficult for anyone to stand firm.

The person responsible was responsible.

captured, Sherman explained, trying to refocus the conversation.

He had been at Kellan's side for years and knew that Kellan never liked to bring up the past, but was more focused on seeking revenge.

He's one of Hoyt's people, but no matter what we've done, he won't confess.

Throw him into international waters.

You know what to do.

Sherman replied, I'll take care of it.

Kellan's fingers traced the pages of the book idly.

There is no doubt that my dear stepbrother's skills are improving.

However, I heard that your company's finances are not looking very good.

If there is an audit, your cash flow could dry up.

Bankruptcy is not far away.

understand perfectly, Sherman

a warmth that Kellan may have ignored as he stared

"What did you find out about Allison Clarke's stay on the island?" Sherman visibly stiffened and

Nothing concrete yet.

seems clean on

saw her during those years, but there is no

backgrounds are

Kellan was not surprised.

a puzzle with half the pieces

cautiously: We

.

.

discreetly.

she saw you

.

.

and He

There's no need.

Sherman hesitated, confused.

Kellan to

had his

further insistence,

Kellan knew that Allison was not to be trifled

cunning, calculating, perhaps even

ally, she wasn't an enemy he had to deal with at the moment

Allison would be intrigued

Allison.

name escaped

You're quite an enigma.

remembered the time she had coldly squeezed his jaw and forced him to

both mysterious, both dangerous - and yet he found himself drawn to her, against his

where the memory of Allison applying

had not forgotten the sting of

on the

into a

be that Allison had finally decided to ally himself with

your mind, he asked

the director

calendar out of pure

normal day at work, so why

in such an unusually good

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