Secrets Of The Neglected Wife: When Her True Colors Shine

Chapter 489:

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The dismissal was cold and final. Kellan had initially thought to use Carole, to test how Allison would react to his attention. But instead, Kellan found himself tangled in his own emotions, growing hurt with each passing moment. What Carole had meant as casual banter had turned out to be a grave miscalculation.

The only thing keeping her from outright expulsion was a debt: her family’s past kindness to Kellan’s grandmother. That, and that alone, prevented him from severing ties entirely.

“Kellan, I told my dad I’d meet you at the café. If I go back now, he’ll definitely give me hell.”

Carole’s face paled as the thought crossed her mind. Her father’s punishments weren’t just discipline—they were a form of torment. If she didn’t manage to make things work with Kellan, she knew the brutal consequences that awaited her.

To make matters worse, there were curious eyes all around, watching her and Kellan, likely gossiping about their interactions and expecting some kind of chemistry.

even a step forward. Now, though, she couldn’t shake the sinking

“I didn’t sleep well, and I wasn’t thinking straight. It won’t happen again,

finish, Gordon laughed, a cool

he said, the faintest hint of mockery in his tone. “Besides, the things Allison and I discuss aren’t for

suggestion. Gordon’s words dripped with thinly veiled hostility, wrapped up as

I want to say. When I’m speaking with Ms.

arched, and his smile only grew colder. “Oh, is that a

chatter of patrons

in the air, the

weren’t just talking—they were

in the middle of it all, Allison sat quietly, her gaze steady

with a sigh, she met both of their eyes with a cool,