Secrets Of The Neglected Wife: When Her True Colors Shine

Chapter 742:

Allison’s eyes flickered with unexpected excitement, though she kept her tone light. “Alright, see you at seven then, Mr. Shaw.” She couldn’t help but suspect this was more of an excuse than a genuine reason. What could he possibly need from a house that had clearly been unused for ages?

With the documents sorted, Allison decided it was best to make herself scarce. She got up and approached the office door, only to feel Verruckt’s gaze land on her, sharp and unyielding like he had a sixth sense for her movements.

“Mr. Shaw, I was just thinking of going out for a cup of coffee,” Allison said, her voice casual, though her mind raced to come up with an excuse. She couldn’t figure out what was going through his unpredictable mind.

Verruckt’s eyes, sharp and penetrating, lifted from his desk to meet hers, as though he could see right through her words. “Alice, don’t blow up the microwave on this floor too.”

“…Okay,” she replied, thinking that was quite a blow to her pride. It wasn’t the response she

shoulder. Thankfully, it seemed the chaos from the first floor hadn’t made its way to Verruckt’s attention. The ground floor and

but now she noticed their stolen glances. They looked at her, then quickly turned away, their curiosity poorly

strange behavior went on for over ten minutes before Allison

labeled Judith. Leaning

nothing at all,” she said hastily, then turned away, trying

“Judith, you were clearly staring at me earlier. Is there something you want to ask?” She smiled knowingly, as if saying, “If you don’t ask now, you’ll miss

save Mr. Shaw last night?” The question caught Allison off guard. She tilted

happened to be passing by. He was bleeding heavily, so I