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.

.

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.

to

words were laced with venom, though he tried to

you

even involved in

you even knew how to

did you do to

is not like

suggesting that you got that deal just because

at Allison, belittling her

are mistakes, no

went your way doesn't mean the way you did it

years ago had come at a questionable cost, and Kellan

she could reply, Kellan's

Johnson, you have a great

tongue, she should be careful what she says, or I could make sure she becomes food for the

toward him, her body trembling under the weight of his

predator watches its prey, his cold gaze enough to chill

hands balled into tight fists as he tried to steady

Mr.

haven't said

never…how could I spread unfounded

stammered, her

lacking

that you have a talent for

much, I wouldn't mind if all of Ontdale saw how you snuck into a married man's life, sneaking through his door while his wife was