Secrets Of The Neglected Wife: When Her True Colors Shine

Chapter 418:

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They worked in unison, the hours slipping away until nightfall crept in.

In the end, they had made solid progress. Allison watched as Amya climbed into her car and drove away. Only then did she return to her residence.

The second she stepped through the door, exhaustion crashed over her like a wave. She headed straight for the bathroom, letting the hot water cascade over her weary body, washing away the grime and tension of the day. As the steam curled around her, the mirror reflected a hazy silhouette — her own form blurred by the heat. She glanced down, spotting the faint hickey near her collarbone.

“Well… guess he got carried away,” she muttered, a wry smile tugging at her lips as she tossed the towel aside. She collapsed onto her bed, burying her face in the soft pillows.

Only a single incandescent lamp was lit in the room, its gentle glow adding to the tranquility of the night. As sleep pulled her under, Allison felt herself falling, deeper and deeper…

Until she was standing once more on the jagged cliffs of the Burned Islands. Waves battered the rocks, and the wind was sharp and biting.

the eerie silhouette of

Tap… Tap… Tap…

slow, dragging, and filled with

pounding in her chest, only

trembled, swallowed

paused before continuing its approach, step by step, toward

that had been hiding in the shadows finally revealed its face. It had no eyes, no ears, only blood. Endless streams of blood poured from gaping

“It’s you… Sir.”

recognition stabbing through

her bed, drenched in cold

sooner. If only… her mentor might

bedside phone

she reached for it and pressed it to her

you free right now? It’s been raining nonstop, and my attic’s leaking. One of my most precious paintings got