Secrets Of The Neglected Wife: When Her True Colors Shine

Chapter 468:

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Kellan clenched his jaw, and his voice slipped out low and cold. “Get lost.”

Unfazed, Ferdinand shrugged, settling back into his seat with a faint smile. “Fine, we won’t talk about her.” He paused, then regarded Kellan thoughtfully. “But I was actually planning to drop by your office today to discuss that collaboration we talked about, only to hear you were ‘unavailable.'”

His eyes narrowed with playful suspicion. “Rumor has it you were off entertaining the Perry heiress.”

Kellan scoffed immediately. “She’s not worthy.”

Ferdinand arched an eyebrow, smirking. “True. No one quite measures up to Allison, huh?”

After the silence that followed, Kellan’s voice finally came, raw and edged with something vulnerable. “She’s leaving. To her, I’m… nothing.”

his glass down with a sharp clink. “Ah, so that’s it. I knew you were off tonight.” For a moment, he sat back, considering his friend. “You know, maybe the problem is you’ve spoiled her senseless. Put her on a pedestal. Now she’s got you wrapped under

gaze dropped. “I don’t mind

eyes, fighting the

feel something, you need to shake things up!” He leaned forward

“Here’s a thought—try the jealousy

staring hazily

twice. See how Allison reacts when someone else seems to

got to be kidding.” He

bad idea if you haven’t tried? This stuff always works in the movies.” With that, he settled back, clearly pleased with himself despite Kellan’s stony silence. After all, he was the CEO of the world’s largest advertising company and prided

escaped Kellan, but he fell quiet, swirling his

back to him, lingering with a sting he hadn’t quite shaken. “The thrill of uncertainty is addictive, but

had always been a tangled mess of half-truths, fueled by fleeting passions and pleasures— a twisted habit to pass the time.

truly craved wasn’t the