Secrets Of The Neglected Wife: When Her True Colors Shine

Chapter 492:

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Allison’s words dripped with thinly veiled sarcasm, and Gordon’s smile widened, though his eyes remained cold as he looked at Carole.

“Precisely, Miss Perry. Perhaps your time would be better spent persuading Mr. Lloyd to stop bothering Allison. I might even send you a thank-you gift for your trouble.”

A thank-you gift?

Carole saw nothing but blatant hostility in Gordon’s eyes. At that moment, a chill ran through her, as though a wolf was closing in on her. She instinctively took a step back, only to hit the corner of the table, jolting her and causing her face to pale with pain.

“N-no… that won’t be necessary,” she stammered.

Gordon had been brave enough to offer it, but there was no way she’d feel comfortable accepting it.

room thickened, a static charge humming beneath every word

harmless grin at Allison, but his voice carried an undercurrent of something sharper. “Allison, there’s

resting on the table, appeared oddly pristine, unmarred except for faint red

to feel a strong, iron

veins raised along his forearm,

a storm on the verge of breaking. His stance and gaze radiated

the years she’d known him, even at his most furious, Kellan had always kept

fraying, unraveling

Gordon’s smile drained, his eyes hardening as he squared off against

violence in his gaze, an unspoken promise

chill that cut through

shadowed cast of his face, Kellan’s dark gaze met Gordon’s unflinchingly. “And if

his easy composure