Secrets Of The Neglected Wife: When Her True Colors Shine

Chapter 750:

As the sky outside darkened, their meal was coming to a close. Verruckt wasn’t much of a drinker, so he wasn’t sure if it was the alcohol making his mind feel cloudy.

“I should head out,” he said, rising from his seat and moving toward the door.

Allison surreptitiously checked the time. This was the latest the roofie should have kicked in, yet he somehow managed to hold on until now. It was his resistance, built up in the island’s lab, that had slowed the effect.

Allison stood up to help him. “You look drunk.”

She took Verruckt’s right hand and gently nudged him to lean on her. It was the perfect chance to slip in his fingerprint.

her without thinking. Allison had to wrap her arms around his waist to keep him steady. The strong scent of wine mixed with the sharp cold of the snow-filled air. He was a

out Alice’s arms wrapped around his waist. Though there was no scent of perfume, his heart began to race, its beat growing

pink lips. She was shy and anxious, but she would face her fears to save him. Her smile

Verruckt, if there was

her against the cold wall.

He stared at Alice, captivated by the depth in her eyes and

heavy, and all sounds faded, leaving only her in

Shaw, I’ll get you some medicine to help sober

sensed danger, instinctively. It was too close. At this distance, a small push could snap her neck in an instant. It was hard to tell how

her words. His crimson