Secrets Of The Neglected Wife: When Her True Colors Shine

Chapter 473:

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“Because you’re strong enough.”

Maybe in another life, if things had been different, they could have been something more.

“This perfume is important to me,” Allison said softly. “Let’s see how it goes. Who knows? It might just succeed.” She kept a measured distance from Kellan, her posture respectful, her voice composed.

Across the long mahogany table, their eyes met briefly. “If there’s nothing else, I’ll take my leave,” she said, her tone polite and professional, as if they were nothing more than colleagues.

Kellan stayed silent, watching her go.

The room fell eerily quiet as the door clicked softly behind her, leaving him alone with the storm inside. On the surface, Kellan appeared composed. But with Allison gone, the tightly wound emotions inside him began to unravel. The restraint he had clung to felt suffocating.

Allison, he probably didn’t

couldn’t

a man without a moral compass. His hands were stained with blood, and if he truly wanted something — or

the type of man who would destroy what he couldn’t have, willing to burn everything in his

all

his aloofness — they all disintegrated in her presence. He was helpless against the

himself to remain composed, restrained,

wasn’t sure how much longer he could hold

was on the phone with Kellan, the impatience in his voice unmistakable. “Come on, it’s been days already. Haven’t you made

sullen than usual. “Mixed signals don’t sit well with me. Besides, it doesn’t seem

becoming nothing

clicked his tongue in mild frustration. “Doesn’t work? That can’t be right. Maybe keep an eye on

should have known better than to ask you for advice.” His harsh

his tie in irritation, his expression as cold as a winter wind cutting through