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.

probably

couldn’t let

was a man without a moral compass. His hands were stained with blood, and if he truly

was the type of man who would destroy what

all that

her presence. He was helpless against the pull she

now, he forced himself to remain

Kellan wasn’t sure how much longer he could hold the line between control and

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

sullen than usual. “Mixed signals don’t sit well with

this was becoming nothing

keep an eye on her for a few more days. And

to ask you for advice.”

picture it—Kellan loosening his tie in irritation, his