Secrets Of The Neglected Wife: When Her True Colors Shine

Chapter 622:

“Please, I swear it won’t happen again!”

One by one, they groveled, each trying to outdo the other in their pitiful apologies. Working at Sunset Hill came with a kind of prestige that was hard to come by anywhere else. No one wanted to risk losing it. Where else would they find such a good job if they were kicked out like this?

They tried to tug at her sympathy, hoping to sway her with tales of struggling families and the desperation that made them cling to their jobs.

But Allison’s eyes were cold, her mouth twisted in a look of disdain. “So, you’ve all been Santino’s lackeys, haven’t you? Do you think I don’t know the way you bullied people, treated them like they were beneath you?”

She wasn’t falling for their act. Even before she’d taken up her position, she’d heard enough stories about these so-called followers. It didn’t take Santino’s orders for them to throw their weight around. They were habitual tormentors, abusing their status as if it were their birthright.

those around them, it was obvious that this group had angered many people. Her gaze sharpened, the words dripping with

others, if you’ve insulted or hurt innocent people just because you could, then

as he groped for something—anything—that might save him. But before he or anyone else could protest, Allison’s voice rang

please see that

chilling smile and a curt nod. “You heard her.

in, swiftly gagging and dragging the former followers out with no regard for their panicked pleas. They barely had time to register what was happening before

there was no sense in lingering, they slowly dispersed,

Ferdinand with a wry grin. “What’re you standing here for? I don’t want to be the third wheel. We should go,” she teased,

vantage point, they could see Kellan standing with Allison, fingers intertwined in a quiet, intimate exchange. There was a soft warmth between

a

easy grin. “Allison, honey! We’re a bit hungry, so we’re heading down the mountain to grab something to