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.

by the eerie silhouette of a

Tap… Tap… Tap…

dragging, and filled with an

around, her heart pounding in her chest, only to see half a

voice trembled, swallowed

before continuing its approach, step by step, toward

the figure 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 wounds where its face should

“It’s you… Sir.”

gasped, recognition stabbing through her

was back in her bed, drenched in

sooner. If only… her mentor might

bedside phone buzzed

she reached for it and pressed it to her

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