Secrets Of The Neglected Wife: When Her True Colors Shine

Chapter 182: Allison crept through the narrow corridor, each step measured until she found herself swallowed by the suffocating blackness of a hidden room.

The kind of darkness that devoured hope, leaving only dread in its wake.

Before she could even contemplate how to escape, the unmistakable sound of approaching footsteps echoed through the room, steady and unhurried, like the ticking of a relentless clock.

Someone else had entered the secret room.

Great, just my luck.

This is a complete nightmare.

Allison hastily located the closest cabinet and hid inside.

I told you to dig up every scrap of information on those thugs.

If you cant get anything out of the last survivor, silence him.

Dont bring any more of your messes back to my doorstep.

Kellans deep, resonant voice echoed through the room just as warm, dim lights flickered to life, casting shadows along the walls.

Allison had never anticipated encountering him here, of all places.

Peering through the narrow gap in the cabinet door, she watched as Kellan lifted his shirt with one hand, revealing the ripple of toned muscles and the smooth, defined lines of his back.

But it wasnt his physique that sent a jolt of surprise through her.

What truly shocked her was the wall behind him.

It wasnt hiding any dark family secrets as she had imagined.

Instead, the room was adorned with an array of whips and peculiar gadgets.

Handcuffs dangled beside candles, and even collars hung in place like relics of some unspoken indulgence.

It was a collection tailored for desires she had never associated with him.

Wasnt Kellan supposed to be disinterested in women? He always carried himself with an air of aloofness, cool and detached, not someone youd picture indulging in such… extreme tastes.

Allisons mind reeled.

room of the Lloyd family, a place barred from outsiders, yet

was still reeling, Kellan shrugged off his shirt entirely, sitting

stared back at him as he

speaker, one voice after another reporting in,

hiding spot, Allison could detect the

carried a venomous undercurrent, laced with irritation

again, and dont

just a

dont have time for

the indifferent Kellan she had known here was

wielded them

who were skinned alive, if any of them are still breathing, carve them up,

face remained impassive, as though the savagery he spoke of was as casual as a

it, they had it

found herself blindsided by the revelation

of wealth and power demanded certain skills, it was still hard to reconcile this brooding, violent version of

chasm between the two versions of him was wide

Kellan calmly discuss brutal methods of torture as if he were

had walked down this dark road

subordinates, the sheer weight of his authority pressed down like a heavy stone, making everyone

him as a volatile madman, one who could flip from cold calculation

of Kellan didnt shock Allison

her were the items on the

gaze, studying the scene with

striking, the materials fresh and fine, yet she hadnt expected Kellans

Kellan remained blissfully unaware that another presence shared the

the precision of someone accustomed to pain, he applied ointment to

Get my grandmother moved to a

nice view, but the staff couldnt

West Mountains scenery

up a private facility there and put

other end of the line hesitated before saying, But moving her might

the old

darkened, a thin layer of impatience creeping into

sneer carried

Theyre all incompetent.