Secrets Of The Neglected Wife: When Her True Colors Shine

Chapter 56

Chapter 56: With Colton interrogating Allison, the one who was most nervous was not the accused, but Melany.

She had never explicitly claimed to be the Scarlet Serpent, but over the years, she had allowed others to believe it.

Correct them No one could prove otherwise, not when the real Scarlet Serpent had long since disappeared from the public scene, rumored to be over sixty years old, possibly dead.

Melany had quietly enjoyed the praise and the mystique attached to that name.

Colton, please… leave it, she whispered, her voice strained with anxiety.

In her mind, coming in third was enough.

She hadn't aimed for the top, I had played it safe.

After all, he had taken Scarlet Snake's formula, added his own tweaks, and used it to garner praise.

Only after double checking the list of participants, confirming Scarlet Snake's absence, had he dared to compete.

But now, Colton was relentless.

No way.

He won't leave after robbing you.

A knot of fear tightened in Melany's chest as she surveyed the crowd, curiosity aroused.

The air felt thick, like a storm about to break out.

This couldn't come to light.

I couldn't.

I had to act fast.

Please, everyone, this is not what it seems.

.

.

Her voice wavered as her eyes filled with tears and she looked around desperately.

Colton a similar

smelled it

he was

our perfumes share certain

tone was

seed of doubt, insinuating that Allison had

me! Rebecca's voice cut through

that Allison

How daring.

the judges here can't tell the difference between

attracted more people, eager to see

forward, intrigued, to compare

emerged from the crowd, nodding

It's true.

some similarities in the base notes, but number five is leagues

complexity… the depth is

the other hand, is…

could be

notes sometimes

there is no doubt that number five is

seemed

as meticulous as perfumery, two creations based on totally different concepts should not share such surprising

while number three, although pleasant, was boring and unoriginal, as if its perfumer was hesitant to take

seems… as if the number three was…

someone voiced the unspoken thought that lingered in the

his tone heavy

Impossible.

style has been

Allison doing the imitating, and

words were

anyone can enter these

them in court, they won't find it

so sure that number five is a fraud, where's the

this

see how you defend

The atmosphere became cold.

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