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.

lie had given birth to many, and

Melany knew that any defense she mounted would crumble under the weight of her

she couldn't

something, if not his reputation, at least

he fell to his

admired Scarlet Snake," he

she were the

found out about her perfume, it inspired me to

no idea

very sorry

whimpered, pretending to be a

never my intention to claim someone

the contest to help

any harm or

softened, his defenses weakening

fault, he murmured, almost as if convincing

my ex-wife, the woman I shared a

course you couldn't

so much

to

had been hiding her identity all these years, deceiving him in ways that now hurt

resolution, what Melany did

none of this would have

a venomous look

award-winning formula of yours I offer you two hundred thousand

crowd

to believe Colton's audacity, even now, trying to buy his way out

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

still become

going to let

was to buy the formula and bury the

all, money could silence even

out with a mocking laugh, his tone dripping with

just wave some money around and fix this Do you have

.

.

formula is worth You couldn't touch it with two

in, her voice full