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, and

knew that any

couldn't stay

to save something, if not his

his face, he fell to his knees and

admired Scarlet Snake," he

as if she were the wronged

perfume, it inspired me to try

had no idea

very sorry

to be a

intention to

the contest

never meant any

his defenses weakening

murmured, almost as if convincing

woman I shared a bed with for three years, was

couldn't

her seemed so much

to

hiding her identity all these years, deceiving him in ways

what Melany did was just

her identity a secret, none

shot a venomous look at

I offer

offer, the crowd instinctively recoiled, exchanging bewildered

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

but with the contest results finalized and Melany securing third place, she

could still become

wasn't going to let her

best option was to buy the formula

all, money could silence even the loudest whispers

with a mocking

just wave some money around and fix this

.

.

You couldn't touch it with two million, much less two hundred

chimed in, her voice