Secrets Of The Neglected Wife: When Her True Colors Shine

Chapter 597:

“You… you…” she stammered, the words dying in her throat as she clamped her mouth shut. The once-imperious woman was trembling.

People born into privilege often read situations well, and Lindy sensed that Allison’s threat wasn’t idle. She was serious, deadly serious.

How unbelievable! How had she never realized Allison wasn’t the submissive pushover she appeared to be? Behind that quiet exterior lurked a cold, ruthless side.

Melany slipped into her role with a practiced touch, draping herself around Lindy like a concerned daughter-in-law. “Lindy, are you alright?”

Yet, deep down, seeing Lindy like this filled her with satisfaction. She wouldn’t mind if the old woman finally succumbed to her misery. Still, she hadn’t expected Allison to actually strike Lindy publicly. That was shocking.

But no matter what she was plotting, Melany had to hold her tongue. After all, for now, she and Lindy were both in the same sinking boat.

that moment, a sleek black Maybach pulled up outside the crowd. A man emerged

carefully crafted quaver. “Allison, I know you’re angry at Lindy because of Colton, but there’s no reason for violence.” She steadied Lindy’s arm with exaggerated gentleness, adding a fragile touch to her posture, all carefully staged to appear pitiful and distressed. But most of the onlookers,

Melany believed her carefully curated angle might tug at the heart

a path through the crowd. “What’s going on here?” he demanded as his gaze swept the scene. “How dare you mistreat

lips curled

He was exactly the type of man who loved nothing more than playing

amusement and disdain as she addressed Allison. “Sweetheart, don’t even bother looking. That’s an

“Where’d he get that tailor? Someone must’ve had an overstock in giant suits.

stood out, a bulky figure crammed into an ill-fitting suit that only exaggerated his greasy appearance. Rolls of fat gathered around his neck,

you the troublemakers around here? Do you

grew tense, whispers