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.”

face remained

him, remember? The Stevens family’s

the compliant, soft-spoken girl she once knew. The realization cut deep, but she pushed it aside. This wasn’t the time to give

take full responsibility. I lost my temper; I

smile, she endured the bitter taste of humiliation, locking

herself like

night’s gambling game. And… and Muisvedo transferred hundreds of millions into your

said it like it tasted bitter on her

would have thought that Allison — an orphan — could win

paused, choosing her

— such a small amount to someone like you now — would save Colton. I only

it was about preserving what little dignity Lindy had left. If word