Secrets Of The Neglected Wife: When Her True Colors Shine

Chapter 463:

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“Come on, Kellan, you must be starving… Oh, my apologies, I didn’t realize Ms. Clarke was here too.” Carole finally seemed to take notice of Allison.

“I only brought two lunches, so… how about this? Kellan and I can share one, and we can give the other to Ms. Clarke.” Her tone was light, almost friendly, as she nonchalantly slid the lunch box onto Kellan’s desk.

But before Carole could even settle into a chair, Kellan dismissed her outright.

“Carole, it’s good you’re back, but you should know that our engagement ended a long time ago.”

Steam rose from the polished black surface of his desk, the aroma of the rich, tempting dishes barely offsetting the chill in Kellan’s tone—a coldness that cut right to the bone.

Maybe it was just her imagination, but Carole thought his gaze held an eerie, unapproachable iciness.

away empty-handed. No, she had come here to make her mark, to reclaim her ground

shrugged with feigned innocence. “Ever since the engagement was canceled, my parents have been relentless, nagging me to no end. The moment I set foot

I’m here out of some long-lost affection. It’s just to keep my

deliberate taste of the vegetables, her exaggerated

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this. No need to be bashful with

accept it. His response

food with people I

sharing anything so personal. The very idea of kissing once seemed distasteful to him—a simple, unnecessary exchange of saliva. But ever since meeting Allison, his body had betrayed him with its yearning. Something about her stirred an ache in him, a desire he hadn’t

his veins, he found himself

in his voice left no

speechless. For her, this was uncharted territory. She’d never faced such blunt

thoroughly uninterested in the awkward scene playing out