Secrets Of The Neglected Wife: When Her True Colors Shine

Chapter 693:

Verruckt rose from his chair, eyes locked on her like a wolf readying for the kill.

“There are indeed secrets here,” he said. “But none you’ll live to share.”

Before she could react, he launched another full-force attack. The charge was sudden, blindingly fast — far beyond anything she’d witnessed just now.

Allison barely had time to move before his hand clamped around her wrist. The next moment, her back slammed against the cold, unyielding wall, the impact stealing the air from her lungs.

“Your combat skills are… impressive,” Verruckt murmured, leaning in close.

stood a chance. But now? If you don’t start talking, I promise you’ll die by my hand — in a way you would desperately

— the same manic thrill he had felt years ago when fighting subject

this was as exhilarating as it was

to laugh — a breathless, defiant sound. “Fine,” she rasped. “I’ll talk.” But her mind was racing, calculating. She wasn’t ready to

struggled against him, her eyes darted to the small, test-tube-shaped vial dangling from

a vial surely contained the most precious of serums or something that

file, Lilian’s frantic warnings, Verruckt’s abrupt exit from the conference room. It all clicked. The vial wasn’t just any serum. It

mocking. “I was sent here to seduce you. You’ve become quite the enigma, Mr. Shaw. So much so that certain people are curious. When I heard about your… sudden interest in a

merely sneered at her words. “I have to say, your excuse is too