Secrets Of The Neglected Wife: When Her True Colors Shine

Chapter 490:

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And Gordon, son of Mayor Herbert, was known for his rebellious streak and the kind of power that kept people from ever crossing him.

But Allison… she was a nobody, an orphan who had grown up in a shelter.

And here she was, telling the two of them to quiet down as if they were children squabbling in the schoolyard. Carole could hardly breathe, her pulse racing as she wished she could just disappear.

This was dangerous territory. One wrong word could spell disaster for all of them, especially for her.

The café seemed to freeze in that moment. To her surprise, the two men who had been poised to tear each other apart fell into an unexpected silence.

The air around them lost its sharp edge, as though Allison’s words had defused the tension in an instant.

my fault. I shouldn’t have let my emotions get in the way and said

though carefully measuring each

Gordon had noticed how she and Kellan had interacted when he first entered

the founder of Cobweb. Her reputation far outshone Carole’s naïve presence. So why had she been so reserved? The only explanation was that she had something on

somewhere private?” Gordon continued, his voice smooth and innocent, though a hidden cunning lurked beneath. “After all, some matters shouldn’t be

knowing look, his words hanging

moment, the café’s background music shifted, taking on a short, pulsing beat that seemed to underscore the tension hanging over

eyes held a stormy intensity, and his presence radiated a sense of impending wrath. But this time, he didn’t lash out at Gordon or mask his rising anger. Instead, he fixed his gaze on

is that so?” he

yet cold, carrying an undertone of something far

kept about her mother, revealing it was impossible. And if it was about Gordon… well, Gordon had indeed been assisting

essence, Gordon hadn’t

Allison met his

the emotions he’d