Secrets Of The Neglected Wife: When Her True Colors Shine

Chapter 300: Youre drunk, Allison said softly, her brow creasing as she studied him.

Her mind flickered back to that night on the cruise the same wildness she now saw in him had surfaced back then too.

As Kellan leaned closer, the strong scent of tequila washed over her, scorching and intense.

Compared to the youthful, almost innocent demeanor of Gordon, Kellan exuded an unrelenting, mature authority.

I dont get drunk, Kellan murmured, his voice so low and rough that it was almost unrecognizable.

Yet despite his words, he was barely able to hold himself upright, half-slumped against the bed.

Tonight… tonight was a waste for you.

Allison shook her head.

She went over to the water dispenser, poured him a cup of warm water, and held it out to him.

Tonight was just for fun.

It doesnt matter if it was a waste or not.

Drink this water and sober up.

But Kellan ignored the offering.

He cracked open another bottle of liquor, taking several long swigs, his Adams apple bobbing with each gulp.

I thought I told Sherman to send you back… His voice, tinged with confusion, was softer than usual.

He didnt sound like the usual cold and aloof Mr.

Lloyd.

He sounded like… Kellan.

curved into

out of the banquet at the last second? No… Im just not in the

was quiet, nearly lost beneath

hed

Yet, she didnt leave.

she sat down beside him,

not in the mood, why

to love hearing

the oppressive gloom that seemed to cling to his

didnt know what had happened, she wasnt going to walk

and she wasnt one to go

more easily over a drink, and Kellan, always guarded and suspicious, might just

a

moment, the only sound in the room was the soft clinking of their

self-mocking humor, Kellan replied, I asked him to investigate something for me… about what really happened to my idiot brother on the Burned Islands all

his brother an idiot, but there was a flash of something dangerous

caught the

it was

of me, Kellan

gaze fixed on the ceiling as if staring at something

for my birthday, he wouldnt have been foolish enough to be deceived… and Lorna wouldnt have had to watch him die… He chuckled, the sound dry and hoarse, as if recalling a

As he laughed, the corners of his eyes suddenly welled

breath caught in

never seen this side of Kellan

death, his entire body radiated an

And yet, he laughed.

an idiot, even as his eyes grew red

broken blade still sharp,

fingers tightened around

demeanor shed maintained evaporated, replaced

knew all too well what it felt like to lose