Secrets Of The Neglected Wife: When Her True Colors Shine

Chapter 790:

“Of course,” Allison said with a curt nod.

She meandered through the banquet hall, her steps slow and deliberate, her curiosity an artful charade. In reality, she was mapping the room, mentally noting the sentinels stationed like chess pieces on a board. As the last drop of her wine vanished from the glass, Verruckt finally made his entrance.

“Is it time for me to start?” Allison asked, her tone brimming with faux enthusiasm.

“There’s no rush,” Verruckt replied, his gaze drifting to her empty glass. With effortless grace, he handed her a champagne flute. “This setting suits you better than the Immortality Group’s cramped quarters, doesn’t it?”

Allison’s lips curved into a resigned smile. “Mr. Shaw, I’ve never been in such opulent surroundings. Luxury, it seems, takes some getting used to.”

a faint gleam, as

he said, his tone cool as winter’s breath. “But it’s all smoke and mirrors.

frost that lingered in the air. With long, deliberate fingers, Verruckt swirled the champagne in his glass, the

– your

tonight, Alice,” he said, his voice dropping to a velvet murmur, “I won’t show you the dirt.

nerves on

skipped a beat as realization struck like a bolt from the blue. Was he planning

through her social media updates. When she had just landed in Vrining, she

going to

the club’s name into her social media search bar. A cascade of images popped up, each exuding an air of elegance and