Secrets Of The Neglected Wife: When Her True Colors Shine

Chapter 564:

“Even if they fall now, new leaves will grow again. The beauty never really fades; it just takes its time returning.” As they stood there, the mist shifted and dissolved in the early light, leaving their reflections in each other’s eyes. Through Kellan’s ink-dark irises, Allison glimpsed her face. For a fleeting moment, her heart sped up.

At that exact moment, the distant chime of a clock tower struck midnight. The toll reverberated through the quiet, scattering the birds perched on bare branches.

Kellan lifted his eyes to the clock tower. “Midnight marks the start of a new day.”

His thoughts drifted briefly to Gordon at the café, who’d worn an uncharacteristically somber expression.

Then, with casual ease, Kellan added, “By our agreement, this marks the beginning of our day together as a couple. Hard to believe how fast it came around.”

How ironic, he thought. The man who’d always mocked love was now tangled in its web! A mere

thought, as if weighing something in her mind. Then, looking up, she asked, “Would you want to

this late. Time might be tight, though, so they’d have

there’s one nearby. It’s usually quiet at night—a nice,

for any hint of mischief. The ember of his cigarette was almost extinguished as he leaned against the railing, his eyes meeting hers. Her smile was radiant, stripped of the fierce, sham beauty she wore in high-stakes games. With her long, wavy

Kellan replied, his gaze drifting to the Ferris wheel visible in the distance. “Haven’t

replied. “If we run fast enough,

think twice, she took his

soft fur of her coat brushed against his wrist, its fibers spreading warmth from her fingertips, as if they were gliding into the calm

cast a warm, golden light over them, stretching their shadows long and entwined in a

A simple touch from her made him want to hold