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.

to many,

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

she couldn't stay

to save something, if not his reputation,

his

Scarlet Snake," he declared, his

as if she were the wronged

perfume, it inspired me to try to recreate

no idea Allison was

sorry for

be

my intention to claim

contest to

never meant any harm

his defenses weakening once

fault, he murmured, almost as if

woman I shared a bed with for

course you couldn't know that

to console her seemed so much

had to be Allison's

her identity all these years, deceiving him in ways

continued, his voice filled with cold resolution, what Melany did was just a improvement,

secret, none of this would

a venomous look at

yours I offer

an offer, the crowd instinctively recoiled, exchanging bewildered

believe Colton's audacity, even now, trying to buy

wasn't the most elegant solution, but with the contest results finalized and Melany securing third place, she was in line for sponsorship

could still become

going to let her

option was to buy the formula and bury the

money could silence even the

rang out with a mocking laugh, his

money around and

.

.

You couldn't touch it with two

chimed in, her voice full of