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?”

tinged with irritation, perhaps mistaken for petulance by

blunt. “What of it? Alice, by signing that contract at the research institute,

his face. The sound resonated in the quiet

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welling up in her eyes. “I never consented to be anything more than a colleague,

broke with anger, yet there was a grim satisfaction in seeing his smug expression dissolve into surprise at her

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

rearview mirror, shadows veiled half of Verruckt’s face, enhancing the chill that seemed to emanate from him, further unnerving the already frightened driver. The driver shuddered, his thoughts racing — was Alice playing with fire? He gripped the steering wheel, the cold seeping into his palms. His best strategy was to

his eyes glowing red in the dim