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.

them could gain an upper hand over

that

I should go.

See you later.

See you later.

toward the banquet hall, Kellan watched her retreating figure, his expression

about her

had to admit that Allison was like

him in, yet she always managed to

was a veil of mystery between them, intangible and

secrets hidden beneath the surface, and he

it was clear that

and unseen, were not

she wasnt lacking

a hurry to leave, Kellans gaze shifted casually toward

suddenly grew

come out

a figure stepped from behind the

one? Ferdinand, far from embarrassed at being caught, shrugged with an

was just waiting for

waiting for your signature, but since

I figured Id give

sighed, his voice adopting

to be honest, it looks like

might be out of your

you

shot him a sideways glance, his tone cold as

me, maybe you

and they insist that her future husband marry

Green family? Can you accept that? Ferdinand teased, his tone light