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.”

little faster. How ironic, he thought. The man who’d always

she appeared lost in thought, as if weighing something in her mind. Then, looking up,

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

there’s one nearby. It’s usually

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

gaze drifting to the Ferris wheel visible in the distance. “Haven’t tried that before.” He paused, frowning slightly. “But… not sure

run fast enough, we’ll make

he could think twice, she

blurred around them, the night wind singing in their ears, blending with the drum of his heartbeat. The soft fur of her coat brushed

over them, stretching their shadows long and entwined in

simple touch