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 now they were devouring

knew that any defense she mounted would crumble

couldn't

something, if not his reputation,

streamed down his face, he fell to his knees and raised

admired Scarlet Snake," he declared,

if she were the wronged

I found out about her perfume, it inspired me to try

no idea Allison was

sorry for

be a

never my intention to claim someone

entered the contest to help Colton's

any

expression softened, his

fault, he murmured,

realize that my ex-wife, the woman I shared

course you couldn't

console her seemed so much like an

to

identity all these years,

voice filled with cold resolution, what Melany did

her identity a secret, none of this would have

a venomous look at

offer you

an offer, the crowd instinctively recoiled, exchanging

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

and Melany securing third place, she was in line for

still become an

wasn't going to

buy the formula and bury the

silence even the loudest

a mocking laugh, his tone dripping with

think you can just wave some money around and fix

.

.

think that formula is worth You couldn't touch it with two million, much less two

her voice