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.”

that, a soft chuckle escaped Allison’s

side of him that others didn’t

Kellan’s breath drawn sharp and ragged, even the faint trace of red at the corners. In those intense encounters, he was both the

night with the assassin in Athton — Kellan’s relentless fury, his merciless precision that left no room for second

silent exchange passing between Allison and Kellan, a potent undercurrent thrumming in the unspoken glances they shared. Just

were you laughing

her coffee. “Yes, the comedian in the theater next door told

balance by the

their mark: she was

table, her smile forced.

Even while abroad, she’d had Kellan watched, tracking any hint of distraction. And since

soon learned that Allison and Kellan

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