Secrets Of The Neglected Wife: When Her True Colors Shine

Chapter 476:

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Maybe, she thought, this was how it should be. Their connection had always been unspoken—more a habit than a bond, an addiction neither had ever truly acknowledged. And in the adult world, distance often marked the beginning of a quiet goodbye.

The floor numbers flickered closer to her stop when Kellan’s voice broke the silence. “Ms. Clarke, what do you think our relationship is now?”

He kept his tone neutral, the words delivered without the weight of any discernible emotion. But when she looked up, meeting his dark, searching eyes, her heart betrayed her, skipping a beat.

Kellan rarely said much, but even now, his silent intensity could stir emotions she didn’t want to acknowledge. Their eyes locked, a conversation between them as quiet as it was intense, and Allison felt the faint flicker of emotions she worked so hard to keep buried.

friends,” she finally answered, her voice steady. It wasn’t the first time Kellan had asked her what they were, but it was the first time she’d added

to acknowledge—even to herself—the subtle ache in her heart as she spoke. As the elevator neared its destination, Allison glanced at

life-or-death moments they’d shared, their connection defied easy labels. Whatever it was, it deserved her

with something indefinable. When one said “thank you,” the other would say “it was nothing.” The words were routine, almost polite, but for Kellan, they cut.

to his temple, massaging it as a headache took hold. But this time, the pain wasn’t

empty as you want me to believe.” He knew, though, that Allison would never allow him

the windows. Such a day should have been perfect for an outing in the sun. Only days ago, the weather had promised a typhoon—fierce and raw, much like the night when Allison had leaned over him, her fingers

him with a grin, oblivious to the turmoil simmering beneath

muttered, the strain in his