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 just come from

on the fritz. I’m here on behalf of

gossiping just moments before, immediately sprang to her feet and beckoned him over. “Yes, the air conditioner’s

but no one

there’ve been a lot of power outages lately. The microwave in basement level one was out today, too. I

nodded in agreement, her expression weary. She then eyed Kellan and asked, “But your

the cleaning department,” Kellan answered modestly, “but I know a little about electrical repairs, so I was temporarily assigned to the maintenance team.” He quickly set to work, fixing the air conditioner with

group leaned in, a spark of recognition lighting up her face. “Wait, I remember now! I

Kellan, their eyes drawn to the small white bandage

was me,” Kellan said, offering a matter-of-fact explanation. “I got burned by an electrical spark while