Secrets Of The Neglected Wife: When Her True Colors Shine

Chapter 341: Kellans gaze lingered on the mask for a moment.

Escorting you home safely is the least I can do to put my mind at ease.

The area bustled with people coming and going.

Allisons lips curled into a smile.

Mr.

Lloyd, if you have the patience, you can wait and see.

Im nothing if not patient, Kellan replied, his voice as calm as a mountain breeze, carrying the faint scent of bamboo.

You should know that by now.

Allison had no response for that.

Kellan had a way of being incredibly bold, completely unflinching.

But right now, she didnt want to dwell on it.

It reminded her of the time in the lounge when Kellan had interlocked his fingers with hers, seductively coaxing her to say his name, Kellan, repeatedly.

It had started as a game between them, a challenge meant to test their limits.

But when she said his name, it seemed to catch him off guard his usual self-control fraying at the edges, leaving him almost vulnerable.

In a mischievous twist, Allison had leaned in from above, grasped the back of his neck, and whispered his name into his ear like a spell.

But playing with fire, as she had learned that day, almost always leads to burns.

Her flimsy fishtail dress was so ripped that it was practically hanging off Kellans arm, swaying in the wind.

could gain an upper hand

masking the tempest that lurked beneath the surface, even though

I should go.

See you later.

See you later.

banquet hall, Kellan watched her

about her anymore;

to admit that Allison was like no one hed ever

a calculated seduction, luring him in, yet she always managed to

was a veil of mystery between them, intangible and

beneath the

life, her own concerns, and it was clear that she wasnt meant to wade through the treacherous waters of

and unseen, were not

she wasnt

in a hurry to leave, Kellans gaze shifted casually toward a

voice suddenly grew

can come out

pause, a figure stepped from behind the

one? Ferdinand, far from embarrassed at being

was just

still waiting for your

I figured Id give

sighed, his voice

honest, it looks

might be out of

not sure you can

a sideways glance, his

me, maybe you should

child of her parents, and they insist that her future

Ferdinand teased, his tone light