Secrets Of The Neglected Wife: When Her True Colors Shine

Chapter 781:

This kiss wasn’t like the ones before — it was fierce, unapologetically aggressive. His hand gripped her head with a firmness that allowed no escape, no retreat. Had he completely lost his mind? To pull a stunt like this in front of everyone, in such a public setting!

When Verruckt finally released her, his words cut through the air, calm but laced with an icy finality. “You’ve seen it now. She’s the one I love.”

His gaze swept across the room, dismissive of everyone present. “No one else could ever compare to her.”

The entire banquet hall seemed to hold its breath, stunned into silence. Verruckt had never publicly acknowledged a girlfriend, let alone brought a woman to such an event. Even seeing him with a female companion was a rarity. Yet here he was, openly declaring his affections for her in the grandest possible manner.

disbelief etched into every line of her face. She stared at the scene, her mind screaming for it to be a dream, a fabrication of her imagination. No! This couldn’t be

yet, no matter how much she wanted to deny it, there was no mistaking the truth. Verruckt’s kiss had been far too genuine, too charged with

questions?” Verruckt’s voice sliced through her spiraling

with suppressed fury. “Even if she’s your girlfriend, so what?

quickly caught on, their eagerness to align with her palpable. They exchanged sly glances before piling on their insults. “Exactly! Letting someone like her, who climbs her way up using men, attend this banquet makes a mockery of high society!”

resounding slap turned her face to the side.

for the strike had already retreated. Verruckt calmly stood with

woman who was slapped, stunned and clutching her reddened cheek, cried out in disbelief, “How dare you!” Her eyes burned with fury as she fixed Verruckt with a scathing glare, momentarily forgetting Fiona’s affection for him in