Secrets Of The Neglected Wife: When Her True Colors Shine

Chapter 713:

One of the men frowned. “Are you sure we shouldn’t take the lead? The higher-ups might not like us holding back.”

Yashiro whirled on him, landing a hard slap across his face. “Idiot! Do you even know what kind of monster we’re dealing with? The head of that lab could crush you in an instant. Go ahead and charge if you’re so eager to die.”

The goon saw stars from the slap and nodded repeatedly. “You’re right, Mr. Cullen! My mistake!”

The group of henchmen stood paralyzed, their fear of Yashiro’s wrath evident in their wary glances. No one wanted to be the next victim of his temper.

But one man, bolder than the rest and eager to curry favor, stepped forward. “Mr. Cullen, why don’t we just leave them be? That beauty over there looks like she’s ready and waiting just for you,” he suggested with a sly grin.

every head turned toward

gaze fixed on the floor, she masked her thoughts with a facade of quiet unease, her expression carefully neutral. Yashiro’s irritation melted away the moment he took in her delicate features again. His anger ebbed like a tide receding,

happens, stay out of it. Do you hear me? I’ll enjoy this

eager to

a fragile woman,

the goon’s head like a dog that had performed a trick and waved his men toward the exit. “Now get lost, all of you, and don’t even

unison, wearing overly eager smiles as they filed out of the warehouse. The heavy door shut behind them

with nothing but a flickering fluorescent bulb

across the room, taking in its layout. Then her gaze shifted to Yashiro standing before her, her demeanor sharp and focused, a chill emanating from