Secrets Of The Neglected Wife: When Her True Colors Shine

Chapter 204: The next day, as Allison entered the lab, it didnt take long for her to sense that something was off.

Her colleagues acted as though she were invisible, deliberately avoiding eye contact.

It wasnt until Aimee quietly slipped into her office, when no one was looking, that Allison got a clue.

Frowning deeply, she asked, Ms.

Clarke, have you crossed someone lately? Without lifting her eyes from the files she was skimming, Allison responded, A few too many.

Whats going on with the company? Aimee hesitated, glancing toward the roses in the corner.

You might want to check downstairs.

Allison arched an eyebrow at the flowers.

They were lovely, yes, but the sender was anything but a good person.

Theres someone downstairs, Aimee added.

Hes claiming to be your boyfriend.

Allisons stomach sank as a familiar feeling washed over her.

Tossing the files aside, she stood abruptly and made her way downstairs.

The moment she stepped out of the elevator, a loud voice met her ears.

Yeah, we grew up in the same orphanage, Allison and me.

Been through thick and thin together, you know? Devin was talking to anyone who would listen, making wild hand gestures to emphasize his tale.

She promised me promised, mind you that she wouldnt marry anyone but me.

Said wed get hitched the second we turned eighteen, and, oh, wed have a whole bunch of kids.

But life had other plans, and we got separated.

Now, after all this time… He was in full showman mode, and despite his outlandish claims, a few of her colleagues were whispering among themselves.

Is this guy for real? Ms.

Clarke, with him? Hes, what, like half her height? And look at him, another added.

like her would settle

they did

to it? The moment they spotted Allison, though, the chattering stopped abruptly,

Shed half expected this.

from their encounter the day before,

was this a

to him and delivered a swift kick to the

tale cut short as he crashed face-first onto

his footing was clumsy, but when he turned to see Allison looming

been thinking

know I hurt you in the past, but that was just because I

hitting me! That means you care about me, right? Why dont we put the

churned

The sheer audacity.

was incredibly thick-skinned and shameless, continuing to try to win

voice turned cold

this once: Leave, now, or youll

was like a cockroach, the kind that

Im not going anywhere.

you

to you? You werent always like

the beating hed

that if he kept pushing, rumors would spread, and Allison would be

arrogance was beyond

she was about to handle the situation her way, a

in my company? Allison glanced up and spotted Kellan approaching, his assistant Sherman close behind, a look of disdain on

to make trouble here? Sherman

Mr.

sent by

up,

nod, clearly satisfied with Shermans swift assessment of the

troupe? You all must be

their president, the crowd

wasnt done with his

Wait! Mr.

youve got

Before he could finish, Sherman clamped a hand over his mouth and, with practiced efficiency, dragged

else, the incident would be swept under the ruga mere disturbance orchestrated