Secrets Of The Neglected Wife: When Her True Colors Shine

Chapter 786:

“Get in,” Verruckt instructed, holding the car door open for her.

Allison stepped inside, her face expressionless, masking her thoughts. Displaying too much eagerness or any hint of infatuation would surely turn Verruckt off — she couldn’t risk it. She believed Verruckt’s fascination with her stemmed from his desire for the unattainable. Those who had chased him had always met unfortunate ends.

Verruckt broke the silence with a grave tone. “The neighboring banquet has tight security tonight, and Josh will be there. Your altercation with Fiona was a convenient excuse for me to leave early.” That was when it clicked for Allison.

Why had Fiona appeared just after Verruckt had left? It seemed he had been manipulating her from the start. But this was not surprising, as Verruckt was not a good person.

Yet here she was, playing the naive Alice, chiding herself silently. “Really? You anticipated Fiona would cause trouble for me?”

irritation, perhaps mistaken for petulance by

was blunt. “What of it? Alice, by signing that contract at the research institute, you agreed to my

sharp slap across his face. The sound resonated in the quiet of

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to be anything more than a colleague, and

grim satisfaction in seeing his smug expression dissolve into surprise at her defiance. Allison was well aware of Verruckt’s Achilles’ heel. He was

that isolated island lab, whenever he incensed her, he would provocatively offer to let her slap him, assuring her of his nonresistance. A heavy silence enveloped the car. The driver sat petrified, scarcely daring to breathe,

frightened driver. The driver shuddered, his thoughts racing — was Alice playing with fire? He gripped the steering wheel, the cold

cheek, lightly stroked the spot. “Alice, you’ve grown quite bold,” he remarked, his eyes glowing red in the dim light, reminiscent of molten lava seething under the crust, ready to explode at