Secrets Of The Neglected Wife: When Her True Colors Shine

Chapter 749:

Verruckt poured the wine into a decanter, his movements as unhurried as ever. After letting it breathe, he filled both glasses and handed one to her. His cautious nature made the gesture almost redundant, but it played into her hands.

She raised her glass with a smile. “Where I come from, it’s customary to toast to new beginnings after a close call. Since I prepared this meal, would you honor me with a toast?”

Verruckt didn’t reply immediately. He lifted his glass and clinked it against hers, the sound clear and resonant.

“Alice, you have an unusual knack for survival,” Verruckt remarked, his smile as ambiguous as his words. There was an edge to his tone, a blend of amusement and menace.

He was a man who rarely spared anyone, women least of all. Yet with Allison, he seemed… lenient. Perhaps it was her calm presence, reminiscent of someone he once knew, the subject 001.

sipped her wine, swallowing the antidote hidden beneath her

leaned back in his chair. “Do you know what

was probing for answers, Allison thought, feigning doubt as she shook her head. “I don’t. Isn’t it some kind of drug research? Those specimens

not curious? Not even

with wide-eyed innocence. “Not really. They say curiosity killed the

up finding out,” Verruckt said with a quiet laugh. He reclined in his chair, becoming part of

is called Devil Island. You know why? No

had walked into the research institute, the staff had made it clear that the secrets kept here

assured him. “Since the new recruit came to Room No. 9, I’ve known exactly what