Secrets Of The Neglected Wife: When Her True Colors Shine

Chapter 780:

“Verruckt, are you really going to side with her over something like this?” Fiona’s anger only grew. “She’s just a temporary companion! You can get as many of those as you want if you pay for them!”

But her words only made Verruckt’s face harden with coldness.

Without a second thought, he took Allison’s hand and intertwined his fingers with hers.

“Miss Smith, you’re mistaken,” he said, his voice steady. “She’s not just some temporary companion to me.” Under the intense gaze of everyone, he spoke in a low, gravelly voice. “She’s my lifelong partner.”

The room went completely still.

Everyone knew how long Fiona had been chasing after Verruckt, only to be met with rejection. Over the years, many had wondered if anyone could find a way to force him into a relationship.

to get close to him had failed and been pushed

this situation, but she didn’t expect him to make such a public declaration, attracting all this hostility

held it firmly,

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Fiona stood there, stunned.

voice trembling,

her gaze kept drifting to their

been this close

push

to reject her was clearly to hire a companion to keep her at bay, and that was indeed what he would

won’t back down. After all, she can’t compare to me in any way. You couldn’t possibly be interested in someone