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 remained

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

Lindy that the woman standing before her was no longer the compliant, soft-spoken girl she once knew. The realization cut deep, but she pushed it

still upset with me, and I take full responsibility.

bitter taste of humiliation, locking her gaze on

herself like this

at last night’s gambling game. And…

said it like it tasted bitter on

would have thought that Allison — an orphan — could win such

choosing her

money — such a small amount to someone like you now — would save Colton. I only ask that you show a bit of mercy, for the sake of the bond you

little dignity Lindy had left. If word