Secrets Of The Neglected Wife: When Her True Colors Shine

Chapter 481:

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Although she lacked the courage to speak to Kellan directly again, she quickly shifted her focus to Allison.

“Kellan has such a… unique way with words. I’ve always thought I might be the only one who truly understands his personality,” Carole ventured playfully. “Ms. Clarke, you wouldn’t know this, but most people see him as cold, even ruthless. I, on the other hand, know just how caring he is toward his grandmother.”

Carole subtly implied that she was familiar with Kellan. Allison’s gaze, steady and composed, barely shifted at Carole’s words.

“It sounds like you have a rather unusual bond with Mr. Lloyd,” she replied, her eyes tracing the light that settled along Kellan’s strong profile. Her gaze held a serene calm. To Allison, Carole’s attempts at subtlety seemed clumsy, almost laughable, not even on par with Melany. A smirk flitted across Carole’s face, satisfied with what she took as Allison’s concession.

“Well, I suppose I’ve seen a side of him that others haven’t had the privilege of knowing.”

soft

side of him

intense encounters, he was both

fury, his merciless precision

potent undercurrent thrumming in the unspoken glances they shared. Just as quickly, their eyes broke away,

“Ms. Clarke, were you

she casually stirred her coffee. “Yes, the comedian in the theater next

by the cool

mark: she

the table, her smile forced. “Ah…

felt off from the beginning. Even while abroad, she’d had Kellan watched, tracking any

Allison and Kellan had