Secrets Of The Neglected Wife: When Her True Colors Shine

Chapter 62: A chuckle ran through the room.

No one knew who started it, but soon all eyes turned to Melany, blinking with a mixture of disdain and amusement.

This time he failed! Someone whispered with a mocking smile.

How many lies does he think he can get away with? First he says he's Scarlet Snake, then he says it was just a tribute.

Now, he even suggests that Scarlet Serpent was his mentor.

Exactly! Who knows how long she's been fooling people, pretending to be someone she's not.

Shameless, absolutely shameless.

Melany opened her mouth, searching for an explanation, but the words stuck in her throat.

There was no way out.

Instinctively, her hand reached for Colton's arm for support, but he stepped back, his face reflecting disbelief and disappointment.

Colton's heart sank.

It was as if he were seeing Melany for the first time, a stranger with the face of someone he had trusted.

In his memories, she had always been kind, gentle, and understanding.

He had been by her side, defending her from everyone, believing in her without a doubt.

But now, all that confidence seemed like a lie.

What hurt him even more was the revelation that Allison had been the real Scarlet Serpent all along.

The truth hit him like a punch in the gut, more painful than it had ever been.

imagined.

With her eyes filled with tears, Melany whispered: Colton, please, let me explain.

.

.

But how was I going to do it? Even she was tangled in the web of his deception, too far away to untangle.

Now.

birth to many, and now they were devouring

murmurs grew louder, Melany knew that any defense she mounted would crumble under the weight

she couldn't stay there,

to save something, if not his reputation, at

his knees

Snake," he declared, his voice

as if she were the wronged

her perfume, it inspired

had no idea Allison

very sorry

pretending to be

my intention to claim someone

entered the contest to help

meant any harm or

his defenses weakening once

he murmured, almost as if

my ex-wife, the woman I shared a bed with for three years, was

couldn't know that

seemed so much like

had to be Allison's

all these years, deceiving him

what

a secret, none of this

shot a venomous look

I offer you two hundred

such an offer, the crowd instinctively recoiled, exchanging bewildered

to believe Colton's audacity, even now, trying

Which wasn't the most elegant solution, but with the contest results finalized and Melany securing third place,

could still become

to let

buy the

all, money could silence even

rang out with a

wave some money around and fix this Do

.

.

is worth You couldn't touch it

her voice