Secrets Of The Neglected Wife: When Her True Colors Shine

Chapter 598:

“Any woman with a bit of beauty around here is probably in for it. He loves messing with women.”

The crowd buzzed with nervous chatter.

Melany, standing beside them, shook her head in resignation. “Forget it, Mr. Barker. Thanks for speaking up, but they have the numbers and the power. You can try to reason with them, but it won’t do any good.”

As she spoke, she nervously glanced at Allison as if she was afraid of her. To an outsider, it might seem like she was being bullied without mercy. The crowd, familiar with her usual antics, shot her disapproving looks.

But Santino, oblivious to everything around him, was transfixed by Melany’s beauty. “Oh, sweetheart, don’t cry. Seeing you like this… it really tugs at my heart.”

He reached out with his plump hand, pretending to wipe away her tears, but his real aim was to touch her face. Melany recoiled, disgust flickering in her eyes.

accident. “I don’t know what I did to upset Allison. She’s so angry that even my mother-in-law has been hurt. I’m afraid you might…

fear, combined with an almost comical concern for him, seemed to inflate Santino’s sense of protectiveness. “Are you kidding me? I don’t know who else I can’t mess with!” He turned his glare on Allison, his voice dripping

fully pay attention to Allison earlier. Santino, who had mild nearsightedness, had rushed over

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he came closer, he was caught off guard by Allison’s icy, almost regal demeanor—unbothered, calm, and utterly unimpressed, like

up, his voice dark and low. “If you keep staring, I’ll gouge your

as though he were on the edge of snapping. Only Allison’s gentle grip on his hand kept

have the guts…” But

was the dark, unsettling gaze Kellan fixed on him. For a brief moment, Santino felt an icy dread, as though

gaze and instead trying to focus on Allison. “Allison,