Secrets Of The Neglected Wife: When Her True Colors Shine

Chapter 454:

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“Vrining’s political structure is worlds apart from ours. Their military operates in fragments, so it’s likely that a powerful figure is pulling the strings behind Fleeingland,” Roderick said, his face growing even more severe.

“For years, whispers have circulated in the black market that Fleeingland is a place from which no one returns.”

Allison felt her veins run cold, the grim reality seeping into her bones. She couldn’t let herself imagine the horrors her mother might be facing if she were there.

No, she wouldn’t allow herself to fall into that spiral. She needed answers, whether her mother was alive or not, and she wouldn’t give up until she found the truth.

Steadying herself with a deep breath, Allison finally spoke, resolve hardening in her voice.

“Thank you. I’ll have something investigate further.”

she wouldn’t overlook a

eventually left the appraisal

paused at the top of the steps, her gaze distant and cold as she stared into the evening

emerged from the fading

me drive you home,” Kellan offered,

had remained silent in the office, but from her conversation with Roderick,

replied, her

a maze of scattered thoughts, each more unsettling than the

Kellan to open the car door for her and

pulled away from the cultural center, the buildings and streets blurred by, but Allison’s

thick, lingering until they approached the

his voice

with the earring, see what it uncovers. I’ve got a

with resolve,