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.

to keep him steady. The strong scent of wine mixed with the sharp cold of the snow-filled air. He was a force of nature — always

wrapped around his waist. Though there was no scent of perfume, his

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

feeling began to stir inside him. Alice was his. For Verruckt, if there was something he wanted, he would

wall. Allison felt the chill creeping up her back, replying timidly, “I didn’t

slender fingers pressing against her throat. He stared at Alice, captivated by the

and all sounds faded, leaving only her in his

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

small push could snap her neck in an instant. It was hard to

to care about her words. His crimson eyes stayed locked on hers. “Do you