Secrets Of The Neglected Wife: When Her True Colors Shine

Chapter 582:

“Allison, Colton’s still being held at the casino. We… we just can’t raise that much money right now. Could you speak to Mr. Vargas? Maybe he’d listen to you…”

“Oh? And why should that be my concern?”

Allison’s lips curved into a cold, mocking smile. Her voice was sharp, cutting through the air with ice.

“Or do you think I’m somehow responsible for your reckless choices?”

A frigid silence settled between them, the tension thick enough to slice through.

Lindy clenched her jaw, but she forced herself to lower her tone, keeping the resentment out of her voice as best she could.

“Allison, you and Colton were married once. We got along for three years. I wouldn’t come all this way if it weren’t serious. Please, just this once — help him.”

Allison’s face

him, remember? The Stevens family’s troubles are none

the woman standing before her was no longer the compliant, soft-spoken girl she

still upset with me, and I take full responsibility. I lost my temper; I shouldn’t

the bitter taste of humiliation, locking her gaze

herself

out on top at last night’s gambling game. And…

it tasted

an orphan — could win such a

choosing her

would save Colton. I only ask that you show a bit of mercy, for the sake of the bond you once

was about preserving what little dignity Lindy had