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 in the Liber district, at

into the room. It was a place shrouded in danger, infamous for its

It was a name that even the bravest

mention. After a moment’s pause, he raised his head and spoke with decisive authority. “Jareth,

visibly startled. “Are you serious about

it was a prized asset, something that spoke of

“Are

at all, Mr. Shaw,” Jareth

and now it seemed the

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