Secrets Of The Neglected Wife: When Her True Colors Shine

Chapter 334: Outside the hall, Colton stood in grim silence, watching as Allison laughed and chatted with the others, her demeanor lively and carefree.

Colton, youve barely recovered, and after what happened with Allison today, do you really want to go back in there? Melanys expression was strained, her discomfort evident.

To be honest, she wanted nothing more than to leave this place as quickly as possible.

The auctions conclusion had been humiliating enough, but the image of the knife Allison had casually tossed still haunted her and sent a cold shiver down her spine.

Lets just head back.

Besides, youre injured.

You need to see a doctor right away, she continued, gently covering the cut on her cheek, a fresh reminder of how close shed come to a far worse fate.

If that knife had veered just a fraction further, it wouldnt have been a simple woundit would have scarred her for life.

Before, Colton wouldve rushed to comfort Melany, his words soft and reassuring.

But now? Since waking up, Colton had become distant, his silence heavy, his expression cold and unreadable.

You go on ahead, he said, his voice bleak and his mood matching it.

He had questions for Allison, things he needed answers to.

As much as he hated to admit it, she had loved him once.

was no denying the things she had done, the

yet, something in his chest felt tight,

go, but

some things

been deceiving him for the past three yearswhether it was about Cobweb or the sudden reveal of her pottery

but what struck him hardest, the thing he couldnt shake, was her closeness to those other

them? He didnt believe that Allison could just stop

thoughts, she

her voice came out slowly, deliberately, each word

your ex-wife?

humiliated by Allison at the auction was bad enoughalmost losing her

had brandished the Cobweb Platinum Card, Melany had become a laughingstock,

glance, every whispered insult, had made her

who had

creased at

Dont start acting irrational.

sharper than he intended, Colton softened, reining in

talk to

mothers condition isnt improving, the hacker project has been delayed indefinitely, and now the auction

option

understand why Allison was always on his mind, even when the woman he loved was standing right

were only

needed information about Cobweb, but