Secrets Of The Neglected Wife: When Her True Colors Shine

Chapter 283: They were showering compliments on each other, yet neither truly meant a word of it.

Allison couldnt resist the urge to tease, her tone dripping with exaggeration.

I thought I was rusty, but stepping into the arena brought me right back to life.

Its just minor competition, nothing to write home about.

Kellan replied with a languid drawl, Maybe you really are a retired pro racer after all.

With a playful sparkle dancing in her eyes, Allison declared, Who knows? I might even be a world champion.

The confidence radiating from her was a striking blend of self-assuredness and sharp insight.

And there was a kernel of truth nestled within her boast.

Indeed, she had graced the global short-track speed skating scene and had received tempting offers to join professional teams, yet she had turned them all down.

To her, skating was simply a delightful pastime.

Kellan leaned back, propping his chin on his hand as he regarded her.

For reasons he couldnt quite pinpoint, he found joy in witnessing her in this confident, slightly assertive demeanor.

Even in jest, her unique charisma had a magnetic pull.

What intrigued him the most was that, despite her clever strategies, Allison always donned an innocent mask.

Deep down, they were two halves of a whole.

As Kellan lifted a cup of tea, lost in his musings, he recalled, You know, I wasnt always fond of short-track speed skating.

A major event in my childhood left me with amnesia, and suddenly, I found myself drawn to extreme sports like short-track speed skating.

ropes before you lost your

the parallels between

suffered from their fathers betrayals and experienced a piece of their

couldnt be

mused, lowering

paused, lost in the reverie of fragmented

image of a girl in his mind, but

Mr.

are you alright? Allison noticed his sudden

had been calm moments ago was now rubbing his temples, his complexion pale

Its nothing.

headache

himself to

to regain his

be nerve-related headaches, making it

past or

demand for perfection often stirred his curiosity about what had transpired

nerve-related headaches Kellan had endured for years might just be

his current situation

brains protective instinct, Allison recalled the doctors assessment

trauma caused his mind to suppress the painful

over three years, Colton couldnt remember any part of his lost past, always suspecting her motives as mere sympathy-seeking

Allison said, Maybe its

could be too painful

is

need to move on as well, rather than

across mountains and rivers to escape, who

concerning pattern of mental health issues lingered in the Lloyd

Alzheimers, and Kellan enduring nerve-related headaches… it was a strikingly

steer the conversation elsewhere