Secrets Of The Neglected Wife: When Her True Colors Shine

Chapter 736:

Jareth immediately bowed his head, his voice dripping with remorse. “This is my fault, Mr. Shaw. I should have been more careful.”

The room fell into a suffocating silence. No one else dared to utter a single word. In that moment, Jareth was the only one permitted to speak.

Allison, standing nearby, observed the doctors’ inaction and assumed their work was done. She stepped closer, shifting uncomfortably before speaking. “Mr. Shaw, I was wondering if I could head back home now?”

Her hands gestured vaguely, trying to soften her words. “But it seems like we’re quite a ways from the city, and there’s no way I can make it back on my own. Could you, um, maybe ask someone to drop me off?”

“Of course,” Verruckt replied without any hint of emotion, his tone as casual as if she had asked for the time.

“Thank you so much, Mr. Shaw!” Allison forced a smile, trying not to let her relief show too blatantly. “It’s alright, though. Mr. Williamson already knows where I live, so there’s no need to trouble you further.”

in, as if on cue. “She lives

to make a chill creep into the

was a name that even

his head and spoke with decisive authority. “Jareth, take her to the apartment in the

startled. “Are you serious about letting her live there, Mr.

district was no ordinary place — it was a prized asset, something that spoke

“Are you questioning

at all, Mr. Shaw,” Jareth replied

object, Allison found herself in a bind. She had clearly overplayed her act, and now it seemed the boss

she attempted to refuse politely. “Mr. Shaw, that’s really too