Secrets Of The Neglected Wife: When Her True Colors Shine

Chapter 707:

Allison had been in Verruckt’s office for barely half a day when whispers began to spread like wildfire outside. The rumor mill churned rapidly, with many taken aback by the news. A female cleaner — promoted?

The chatter eventually made its way to the first floor.

“Things are getting stranger by the minute. I hear Mr. Shaw has hired a new secretary,” one person remarked, half-focused on their work.

“A secretary? I didn’t hear anything about a new hire. How’d she land the job?” another voice questioned.

“Seriously? You must be joking. Mr. Shaw hired her himself, of course. Who else could pull that off?” came the confident reply.

entered, his toolbox in hand, having

in this room is on the fritz. I’m here on behalf of the maintenance department,” he said, his tone

to her feet and beckoned him over. “Yes, the air conditioner’s broken,” she

reporting it for ages, but no

power outages lately. The microwave in basement level one was out today, too.

Kellan and asked, “But your

electrical repairs, so I was temporarily assigned to the maintenance team.” He quickly set to work, fixing the air conditioner with

up her face. “Wait, I remember now! I heard a cleaner helped with

eyes drawn to the small white

offering a matter-of-fact explanation. “I got burned by an electrical spark while I was