Secrets Of The Neglected Wife: When Her True Colors Shine

Chapter 328: Melany stood frozen, her words lost in the oppressive silence that surrounded her.

She felt the barely perceptible but unmistakable murderous intent emanating from Allison, as if she were a demoness who had clawed her way out of the abyss.

Allisons face was breathtakingly beautiful, yet when her eyes fell upon themcold and unfeelingthere was a chilling pressure behind her gaze.

Melanys fear escalated into a storm, leaving her trembling, her heart gripped by dread that coiled around her like a suffocating vine.

In that moment, Allison didnt seem like someone capable of simply slapping another.

No, she seemed like someone who, if provoked, could easily snap a persons neck.

Kellan, standing to the side, watched in silence.

His gaze was dark, profound, and full of curiosity.

Rather than being frightened by Allisons icy demeanor, he found it oddly captivating.

Yet beneath her tough exterior, he could detect a profound sadnessan unspoken sorrow bubbling just beneath the surface.

Allison let out a bitter laugh, one laced with mockery.

Colton, she began, her voice sharp as glass, if theres any decency left in you, you should at least remember how I cared for your parents, how I bent over backward to cater to your every whim during those three miserable years I spent slaving for your family.

Her disappointment had peaked when she divorced him.

She was the only one who remembered that when she was young, Colton had saved her, and they had made a childish promise to marry one day.

She had thought that even if their paths diverged, they could retain some measure of respect.

But she had been dreadfully wrong.

I had wealth, power, and every reason to walk away, she continued, her laughter bitter.

But I stayed with your family, cooking and cleaning like a servant because I believed in us.

Yet you convinced yourself I had some ulterior motive, that I was after Keanus Ruby Jade, even though I didnt know about it at all until his birthday banquet.

Her laugh rang out again, even colder this time, dripping with irony.

Colton had never loved her.

believed she was scheming, that her loyalty came with strings

silent for a moment, then muttered, What else could it be? His lips began to

tearful Melany, but his gaze was fixed on Allison,

Colton had clung to the belief that Allison

now, for the first time,

suppress the absurd thoughts swirling in his mind, telling himself over and over not to let Allison

again, his reality

voice quieter now, because I once loved

that I foolishly thought giving up

were the words she had never spoken, words

children and the fleeting joy

those memories had transformed into scars she desperately tried

wounds had healed, the pain

were

hiding from the

head-on, no matter how painful it

she said, her voice

You disgust me now.

knew there was no point in explaining herself to someone who had never truly

thereofno longer

you because you owe me

now, were

staring

onlookers, who had quietly gathered

it true

married into the Stevens family, it wasnt

practically bankrupt at

and from what Ive heard, it

Stevens family back from the brink

She saved their company.

What on earth was

up a golden future, all for love, and

Some men are blind to the treasure they

whispers grew louder, but

didnt even register Melany calling

was clouded, replaying