Secrets Of The Neglected Wife: When Her True Colors Shine

Chapter 593:

“For Colton, I can agree. But you’d better keep your promise.”

She always played the role of a delicate yet strong woman, but now, that fragility slipped. She grabbed Lindy’s wrist and, in one fluid motion, swung it and slapped her own face.

The sound of the slap rang out — a sharp, crisp echo that filled the air.

Lindy’s heart skipped. The slap hadn’t been harsh, but it wasn’t soft either.

It had been… calculated.

That was when she understood the assignment. It was an act. She had been married into a wealthy family for years, and the one thing she never lacked was acting skills!

“For Colton,” she said quietly, her voice softening with a maternal tenderness that only a mother could convey. “As his mother, any hardship is worth it.”

Her eyes were beetroot-red, streaked with feigned

it only made Allison

to an end? If it’s too much for you, feel

lips pressed into a thin

slap ever could. She gritted her teeth, struggling to maintain her composure. “I’ll be

“What more do I want? A slap for seven hundred thousand… What could you possibly have left to complain about?” The crowd around them buzzed with amusement, their whispers

like this… could she be

generosity is something else. Seven hundred thousand for just a slap? Whose face is worth that much after just a few

be willing to volunteer if they

stares — they all felt like needles against Lindy’s

to pounce on Allison and tear her apart! But she had to play it another way. She lowered her gaze, her

just let it go? Do you really want to make the Stevens family