Secrets Of The Neglected Wife: When Her True Colors Shine

Chapter 84:After all, the events of so many years ago had been buried under the sands of time, and trying something now was like trying to catch smoke with your bare hands.

Colton had no solid evidence, only his suspicions, and it was undeniable that Allison had once rescued the Stevens family from ruin.

Back then, he had felt as helpless as a leaf caught in a storm, and when the contract finally arrived, he felt like a life preserver thrown to a drowning man.

Still, Colton stood his ground, his voice cold and unyielding.

I won't deny that you did a lot for the Stevens family, but let's not forget that you chose to do it, he said, although the ghosts of old rumors flitted through his mind.

The whispers of that time still lingered: rumors about how the Lloyd Group had cast aside Allison.

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Kellan himself had kept her waiting, tied up in meetings all afternoon, before finally granting her an audience.

Only Kellan's assistant had been privy to their conversation, leaving everyone else in the dark about what had really happened.

Gossip spread and people found it hard to believe that a simple bottle of perfume had sealed such a deal.

Some said Allison had knelt for hours in Kellan's office, while others speculated how she got the contract.

Colton added: I haven't forgotten your generosity, which is why I made sure the divorce settlement reflected that.

Beside him, Melany let out an exaggerated sigh, her tone dripping with false sympathy.

Allison, you can't keep bringing up what you did.

No matter how much you sacrificed for the Stevens family, you can't use it to barter for favors.

bring shame to the family

laced with venom, though he tried to maintain an

then, you were

even

you even knew how to read

what did you do

Business is not like blending a

that you got that deal just because of

sharp, directed directly at Allison, belittling

no matter the

doesn't mean the way

was a thinly veiled accusation, implying that Allison's success all those years ago had

ice, but before she could reply, Kellan's expression darkened and his brow arched in

you have a great talent for telling

her tongue, she should be careful what she says, or I could make sure she

head toward him, her body trembling under the weight of

predator watches its prey, his cold

balled into tight fists as he tried to steady his

Mr.

I haven't said

would never…how could

her

lacking warmth and

a talent

all of Ontdale saw how you snuck into a married man's life, sneaking through his door while his wife